Alonzo Hamby

resident Harry S. Truman reviews a Japanese sword on the USS Missouri (BB-63) surrender table, 1945. Naval History and Heritage Command. Public Domain.

Truman and the Atom Bomb

Alonzo Hamby considers Harry Truman's First World War experiences and explores the dilemmas that influenced his decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Harry Truman, Small-Town American

'Am I just a crook to compromise in order to get the job done? You judge it, I can't'. Alonzo Hamby traces the web of influences from his boyhood in a Mid-West town that shaped the character of America's 33rd president.