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Turmoil and tradition : a study of the life and times of Henry L. Stimson
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Turmoil and tradition : a study of the life and times of Henry L. Stimson
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A biography of Henry L. Stimson, the American statesman who served as Secretary of War during World War II, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of State. He managed the conscription and training of 12 million soldiers and airmen, the purchase and transportation to battlefields of 30 percent of the nation's industrial output, the building of the atomic bomb and the decision to use it.
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Title
Turmoil and tradition : a study of the life and times of Henry L. Stimson
Call No
KF373.S8
Authors
Morison, Elting Elmore
Subjects
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.
Cabinet officers--United States--Biography.
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. fast (OCoLC)fst01716378
Cabinet officers.
Statesmen.
United States.
Biography.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Language
English
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1960.
Publication Desc
xii, 686 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ;
LCCN
60010132
Dimensions
22 cm
Awards Note
Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1961.