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The book provides a biography of Harry Truman in chronological fashion from his birth, to his rise to Senator, to Vice President, to President, and to his activities after his presidency until death. The book explores many of the major decisions that Truman made as president including his decision to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, his meetings and confrontation with Joseph Stalin during the end of World War II, the decision to create the Marshall Plan, the decision to send troops to the Korea War, the decision to recognize the state of Israel, and the decision to desegregate the United States armed forces.