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- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
Edition:	First Back Bay paperback edition
Subjects:	Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969. Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969 Eisenhower, Dwight D. > 1890-1969 Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld United States > Foreign relations > 1953-1961. 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. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1953-1961. Guerre froide > Histoire diplomatique. Armes nucléaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Guerre nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Cold war > Diplomatic history. Diplomacy Diplomatic relations National security Nuclear warfare > Government policy Nuclear weapons > Government policy United States Ost-West-Konflikt Internationella relationer. Kalla kriget. Säkerhetspolitik. Kärnvapen. Kärnvapenkrigföring. United States > Foreign relations. National security > United States > History. Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States > History. Nuclear warfare > Government policy > United States > History. 1900-1999 1950-talet 1960-talet Biography NonFiction. Historical. Political. Biographies History Biographies.
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by Thomas, Evan, 1951-
Published 2012

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