Beschloss is the author of the best sellers The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945; Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964 and Reaching for Glory; as well as The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960-1963; Mayday: Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and the U-2 Affair; and Kennedy and Roosevelt: The Uneasy Alliance. His latest book, Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989, describes crucial times when courageous presidents took career-threatening risks and overcame obstacles to dramatically change the future of the United States.