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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1: “April 12, 1945”

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Part 2: “The Political Education of Harry S. Truman”

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Part 3: “April-May 1945”

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Part 4: “June-July 1945”

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Part 5: “Little Boy, Fat Man, and Potsdam”

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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World

The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World