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Title: Truman
Author: Roy Jenkins
Narrator: Howard Ellison
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-12-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
In his time, Harry S. Truman was one of the most underrated presidents of the 20th century. Succeeding the charismatic Roosevelt, he was often seen as an uninspiring leader, a poor diplomat and a fumbling politician. He was the first man to authorise the use of nuclear weapons, and was in office at the time when the multiplicity of hopes which arose at the end of the Second World War were inevitably disappointed. Nothing could be further from Roy Jenkins' view of him.
This is the first biography of Truman to be written by an author with anything approaching the subject's own range of political experience, and Roy Jenkins brings to this book a quality of appreciation of Truman's political skills which has not been seen before. It is also the first biography to be written by a British author, giving it a new objectivity on the international affairs which occupied so much of Truman's presidency and by which he must be judged.
Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, Roy Jenkins (1920- 2003) served in several major posts in Harold Wilsons First Government and as Home Secretary from 1965-1967. In 1987, Jenkins was elected to succeed Harold Macmillan as chancellor of the University of Oxford, following the latter's death, a position he held until his death.
Jenkins grew to political maturity during the twilight of a great age of British parliamentary democracy. As much as Churchill, though in quite a different way, Jenkins has been from the cradle a creature of the system that nurtured Palmerston and Disraeli, Gladstone, Asquith, and Lloyd George.
Members Reviews:
A readable book as one would expect from the writings ...
A readable book as one would expect from the writings of Roy Jenkins. In terms of substance, this book as a biography is not in the same league as Jenkins' "Churchill' or 'Gladstone'.
a trudge with a few insights
I chose to give this little volume two stars so it would appear with the excellent review previously posted. I am satisfied to stress two points Mr. Fenton made. (1) Jenkins prose reads like a bored, British schoolmaster. The King's English, rendered by Roy, is often harder to understand than the Beatles' English. But that is a distraction. The reviewer's other point (2) about a general sense of the author's disconnect with United States politics and politicians is valid and crucial ... if one is to consider a short paperback whose shipping cost will triple the purchase price. Roy Jenkins set out to explain Harry Truman and his era but never reached his goal (not gaol, which means jail in American). Love him or hate him, Truman was a fascinating man who stepped from the dual shadows of WW2 and FDR with a style all his own. All this is missing from His MPness, Roy Jenkins. Do not consider giving this book to a friend with even a nodding acquaintance of those times and that man.
A Decent Book
I am no fan of Truman, but this book was a decent read. I will admit that as much as I regularly read, the Truman era is one in which I know very little about. It is an era that I hope to become more familiar with. I am unable to inform any potential readers what may have been omitted or embellished in this biography. Author, Roy Jenkins, seemed to give a fair perspective. He was neither flattering nor flippant. Truman finds himself at the lower portion of my great presidents list, but I will keep my opinions to myself.
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Title: Truman
Author: Roy Jenkins
Narrator: Howard Ellison
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-12-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
In his time, Harry S. Truman was one of the most underrated presidents of the 20th century. Succeeding the charismatic Roosevelt, he was often seen as an uninspiring leader, a poor diplomat and a fumbling politician. He was the first man to authorise the use of nuclear weapons, and was in office at the time when the multiplicity of hopes which arose at the end of the Second World War were inevitably disappointed. Nothing could be further from Roy Jenkins' view of him.
This is the first biography of Truman to be written by an author with anything approaching the subject's own range of political experience, and Roy Jenkins brings to this book a quality of appreciation of Truman's political skills which has not been seen before. It is also the first biography to be written by a British author, giving it a new objectivity on the international affairs which occupied so much of Truman's presidency and by which he must be judged.
Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, Roy Jenkins (1920- 2003) served in several major posts in Harold Wilsons First Government and as Home Secretary from 1965-1967. In 1987, Jenkins was elected to succeed Harold Macmillan as chancellor of the University of Oxford, following the latter's death, a position he held until his death.
Jenkins grew to political maturity during the twilight of a great age of British parliamentary democracy. As much as Churchill, though in quite a different way, Jenkins has been from the cradle a creature of the system that nurtured Palmerston and Disraeli, Gladstone, Asquith, and Lloyd George.
Members Reviews:
A readable book as one would expect from the writings ...
A readable book as one would expect from the writings of Roy Jenkins. In terms of substance, this book as a biography is not in the same league as Jenkins' "Churchill' or 'Gladstone'.
a trudge with a few insights
I chose to give this little volume two stars so it would appear with the excellent review previously posted. I am satisfied to stress two points Mr. Fenton made. (1) Jenkins prose reads like a bored, British schoolmaster. The King's English, rendered by Roy, is often harder to understand than the Beatles' English. But that is a distraction. The reviewer's other point (2) about a general sense of the author's disconnect with United States politics and politicians is valid and crucial ... if one is to consider a short paperback whose shipping cost will triple the purchase price. Roy Jenkins set out to explain Harry Truman and his era but never reached his goal (not gaol, which means jail in American). Love him or hate him, Truman was a fascinating man who stepped from the dual shadows of WW2 and FDR with a style all his own. All this is missing from His MPness, Roy Jenkins. Do not consider giving this book to a friend with even a nodding acquaintance of those times and that man.
A Decent Book
I am no fan of Truman, but this book was a decent read. I will admit that as much as I regularly read, the Truman era is one in which I know very little about. It is an era that I hope to become more familiar with. I am unable to inform any potential readers what may have been omitted or embellished in this biography. Author, Roy Jenkins, seemed to give a fair perspective. He was neither flattering nor flippant. Truman finds himself at the lower portion of my great presidents list, but I will keep my opinions to myself.