WORLD WAR 2: The War That Changed America (8-Audio Tape Set)

Recorded May, June and July, 2005 ~ The impact of World War II the watershed event of the 20th century reached far beyond the battlefield. It affected everything from science, women, racism, the Pacific Northwest, war veterans, to diplomacy and President Harry Truman, changing life as we knew it. Seven distinguished history professors will talk about the impact of the last world war and how it irrevocably changed the fabric of our life: Audio Tape #1 ~ "Harry Truman: One of the Many Changed by the War" ~ Richard S. Kirkendall, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Washington Like millions of Americans, Harry Truman felt the powerful force of World War II. It changed him as it changed his nation. Most obviously, it moved him to the top of American politics and government. When the war began in 1939, he was first-term senator facing the strong possibility of defeat in the senatorial election of 1940. By war?s end, he had become president of the United States. It seems