Book Details

Title:

I Was There: The Personal Story of the Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, Based on his Notes and Diaries Made at the Time

Author:Leahy, William D.
Place:New York
Publisher:Whittlesey House
Year:1950

Reference:

Leahy, William D.. I Was There: The Personal Story of the Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, Based on his Notes and Diaries Made at the Time . New York, Whittlesey House, 1950.

Categories:

History and Social Sciences, Memoirs

Languages:

English

Description:

A personal narrative by Admiral Leahy. Foreword by President Truman. In this memoir, Leahy mentions that he was strongly opposed to the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.