| Collation |
x, 484 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, September 2012"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-467) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Note |
Inscribed by the author. |
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Gift of the Chapman War and Society Program. |
| Subject |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. fast (OCoLC)fst00037714 |
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Cold War -- Diplomatic history.
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National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Diplomacy. fast (OCoLC)fst00894188 |
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Diplomatic relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01907412 |
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National security. fast (OCoLC)fst01033711 |
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Nuclear warfare -- Government policy. fast (OCoLC)fst01040929 |
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy. fast (OCoLC)fst01040980 |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
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United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
| ISBN |
9780316091039 |
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0316091030 |
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