{"product_id":"april-1945-the-hinge-of-history-9781400217083","title":"April 1945: The Hinge of History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaimed historian and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged from World War II as a leading superpower.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the long-awaited follow-up to the widely praised\u003cem\u003e December 1941\u003c\/em\u003e, Craig Shirley's\u003cem\u003e April 1945 \u003c\/em\u003epaints a vivid portrait of America--her people, faith, economy, government, and culture. The year of 1945 bought a series of watershed events that transformed the country into an arsenal of democracy, one that no longer armed the world by necessity but henceforth protected the world by need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the start of 1945, America and the rest of the world were grieving millions of lives lost in the global conflict. As President Roosevelt was sworn into his fourth term, optimism over an end to the bloody war had grown--then, in April, several events collided that changed the face of the world forever: the sudden death of President Roosevelt followed by Harry S. Truman's rise to office; Adolph Hitler's suicide; and the horrific discoveries of Dachau and Auschwitz. Americans doubled down on their completion of the atomic bomb and their plans to drop them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the destruction ultimately leading the Japanese Empire to surrender on V-J day and ending World War II for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining engaging anecdotes with deft research and details that are both diminutive and grand, \u003cem\u003eApril 1945\u003c\/em\u003e gives readers a front-row seat to the American stage at the birth of a brand-new world\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCraig Shirley is the author of four critically praised bestsellers about Ronald Reagan, \u003cem\u003eReagan's Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRendezvous with Destiny, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cem\u003eLast Act, and Reagan Rising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. His book \u003cem\u003eDecember 1941\u003c\/em\u003e appeared multiple times on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller list. Shirley is chairman of Shirley \u0026amp; Banister Public Affairs and is a widely sought-after speaker and commentator. The Visiting Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Shirley is on the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch and lectures frequently at the Reagan Library, and he has written extensively for Newsmax, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTownhall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreitbart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLifeZette\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCNS\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. Considered one of the foremost public intellectuals on the history of conservatism in America, Shirley also wrote \u003cem\u003eMary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington's Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the People's Choice Award from the Library of Virginia. He is now working on \u003cem\u003eThe Search for Reagan\u003c\/em\u003e and an examination of the Donald Trump presidency titled \u003cem\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520586223890,"sku":"9781400217083","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f7748dc-ea0d-4bdc-999a-568013fcdef3.jpg?v=1731087049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/april-1945-the-hinge-of-history-9781400217083","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}