Harry Truman
USS Truman Carrier Strike Group to Remain in the Mediterranean
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has decided to keep the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its associated carrier strike group on duty for longer than originally anticipated, UNSI...
Has the United States Lost Confidence in General Milley?
Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s new book, Peril, discloses that General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attempted to insert himself into the nuclear weapons launching...
Hiroshima: Was Truman’s Decision To Use the Atom Bomb the Right Call?
Here’s What You Need to Know: The alternative to a quick end to the war was unpalatable in the extreme for Truman. Retrospectives on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
Bad News for Biden: Polls Have a Long History of Getting it Wrong
The question looms in nearly every U.S. presidential election, even in this year’s race: Could the polls be wrong? If they are, they likely will err in unique fashion. The...
The Rise of China Vindicates MacArthur
In the midst of President Harry Truman’s controversial firing of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War, Air Force General George Kenny, who brilliantly led MacArthur’s air force in the...
America Dropped a Nuclear Weapon on Japan Nearly 75 Years Ago (It Was the Right Call)
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Truman would have had blood on his hands whether or not he dropped the bomb. Dropping it meant less violence. Every summer, as the anniversaries...
Top 3 U.S. Presidential Election Comebacks of All-Time
In recent weeks, America’s seeing what President Donald Trump never thought would happen – he’s tanking in the polls. But, this isn’t unusual for the president, as in 2016, right...
Was Truman Right to Drop Nuclear Bombs on Imperial Japan?
Key point: Truman thought he was sparing lives by ending the war quickly. Every year, as the anniversaries of the U.S. nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, Americans engage in...