Comments on: Acquisitions http://airminded.org/2009/10/09/acquisitions-82/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acquisitions-82 Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/10/09/acquisitions-82/comment-page-1/#comment-116358 Brett Holman Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:28:08 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2608#comment-116358 P. D. Smith's book <em>Doomsday Men</em> has some more information. P. D. Smith's book Doomsday Men has some more information.

]]> By: Bob Meade http://airminded.org/2009/10/09/acquisitions-82/comment-page-1/#comment-116266 Bob Meade Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:28:02 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2608#comment-116266 His hobby was reading - but I did not know the two points you mention. His hobby was reading - but I did not know the two points you mention.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/10/09/acquisitions-82/comment-page-1/#comment-116171 Brett Holman Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:57:03 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2608#comment-116171 Thank you, but the uni library has a copy and I wouldn't want to relieve you of yours! I do find Truman's choice of reading material interesting: he kept a copy of Tennyson's "Locksley Hall" in his wallet (predicting aerial warfare leading to a 'Parliament of Man') and as a young man was a fan of magazines like <em>McClure's</em> which sometimes carried science fiction and future war type stories. Imagination-wise, at least, he was well prepared to be the first president of the atomic age. Thank you, but the uni library has a copy and I wouldn't want to relieve you of yours! I do find Truman's choice of reading material interesting: he kept a copy of Tennyson's "Locksley Hall" in his wallet (predicting aerial warfare leading to a 'Parliament of Man') and as a young man was a fan of magazines like McClure's which sometimes carried science fiction and future war type stories. Imagination-wise, at least, he was well prepared to be the first president of the atomic age.

]]> By: Bob Meade http://airminded.org/2009/10/09/acquisitions-82/comment-page-1/#comment-115638 Bob Meade Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:35:19 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2608#comment-115638 Have you read any biographies of Harry S. Truman? David McCullough's Truman is worth a read for background on Truman's relationship with Stalin, the A-bomb decision and the Marshall Plan. McCullough's bio of Truman is masterful and while it is no hagiography McCullough certainly loves his subject. He researched it when many of the players were still alive for interview. Not written for the academic audience. If you're interested, you can have my copy. Have you read any biographies of Harry S. Truman? David McCullough's Truman is worth a read for background on Truman's relationship with Stalin, the A-bomb decision and the Marshall Plan.

McCullough's bio of Truman is masterful and while it is no hagiography McCullough certainly loves his subject. He researched it when many of the players were still alive for interview. Not written for the academic audience.

If you're interested, you can have my copy.

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