Ike's bluff : president Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2012].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780316091046, 0316091049
Physical Desc
x, 484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction - Public Shelving
973.921 THO
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973.921 THO
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LC Subjects
Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David), -- 1890-1969
National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- (Dwight David), -- 1890-1969
National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2012].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316091046, 0316091049
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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, Eisenhower was a master of calculated duplicity. As with his bridge and poker games he was eventually forced to stop playing after leaving too many fellow army officers insolvent, Ike could be patient and ruthless in the con, and generous and expedient in his partnerships. Facing the Soviet Union, China, and his own generals, some of whom believed a first strike was the only means of survival, Eisenhower would make his boldest and riskiest bet yet, one of such enormity that there could be but two outcomes: the survival of the world, or its end.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thomas, E. (2012). Ike's bluff: president Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world (First edition.). Little, Brown and Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thomas, Evan, 1951-. 2012. Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World. Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thomas, Evan, 1951-. Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World Little, Brown and Co, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thomas, Evan. Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World First edition., Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
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