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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Autor principal: Thomas, Evan, 1951-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:APL - Hazel Witmer Wheeler memorial collection
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Acceso en línea:Book review (H-Net)
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  • Introduction: Tell no one. Duty: 1953-1956. Confidence ; The card player ; Positive loyalty ; Cross of iron ; Gentleman's agreement ; Deception ; Learning to love the bomb ; The chamber pot ; Strange genius ; "Don't worry, I'll confuse them" ; Meeting Mr. Khrushchev ; The devil's grip ; Bows and arrows ; Rising storm ; Subtle and brutal
  • Honor: 1957-1961. Dark star ; The great equation ; The strong say nothing ; Guns of August ; Missile gap ; Looking for a partner ; Sweet words ; A regular pixie ; "The pilot's alive" ; "I'm just fed up!" ; The underestimated man
  • Epilogue: Peace.