President Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world Thomas, Evan 1951- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Little, Brown and Co. 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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x, 484 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 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 Evan Thomas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-467) and index. n-us--- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1890-1969 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 Eisenhower, Dwight David 1890-1969 Estadistas estadounidenses Biografías Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 1953-1961 Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1953-1961 002 E 835 T455i 2012 973.921092 9780316091046 2012019640 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37444 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=37444 DLC 120517 20230404125819.0 126517