The year of indecision, 1946 : a tour through the crucible of Harry Truman's America

The Year of Indecision: 1946 overturns the image of U.S. president Harry Truman as a can-do leader and shows instead his presidency as troubled.

In 1946 Relations broke down with the Soviet Union, and nearly did with the British.

The U.S. suffered shortages and strikes of a magnitude it had not seen in years.

In November 1946, the Democrats lost both houses of Congress.

The tension between fear and optimism expressed itself too in popular culture.

Through a vivid portrait of Truman anda single year, Ken Weisbride offers an alternative perspective on history.