Ike's bluff : President Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world /

Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight. Yet behind the bland smile and apparent simplemindedness was a brilliant, intellectual tactician. As Evan Thomas reveals in his provocative examination of Ike's White House years, Eisenho...

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Main Author: Thomas, Evan, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:APL - Hazel Witmer Wheeler memorial collection
Subjects:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. > 1890-1969
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Cold War (1945-1989)
1900-1999
1950-talet
1960-talet
Cold War > Diplomatic history.
National security > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold war > Diplomatic history.
Diplomacy.
Diplomatic relations.
National security.
Nuclear warfare > Government policy.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
Ost-West-Konflikt
Internationella relationer.
Kalla kriget.
Säkerhetspolitik.
Kärnvapen.
Kärnvapenkrigföring.
National security > United States > History.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History.
Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History.
United States > Foreign relations > 1953-1961.
United States.
United States > Foreign relations.
Online Access:Book review (H-Net)
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