The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman, Volume 1, 1906-1919 Romanovs by Martin Gilbert

by Martin Gilbert

the army grew from its peacetime numbers of 250

and the extent to which the war cast a spotlight on the widespread continuation of popular belief in magic

This sometimes resulted in duplicate honors for one feat of valor and contributed to the general lack of a consistent process for awarding such citations

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The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman, Volume 1, 1906-1919 Romanovs by Martin GilbertDescription by D. M. Giangreco Paperback Revealing the little known facts of Harry Trumans remarkable military performance, as a soldier and as a politician, The Soldier from Independence adds a whole new dimension to the already fascinating character of the thirty third president of the United States. D. M. Giangreco shows how, as a field artillery battery commander in World War I, Truman was already making the hard decisions that he knew to be