Ike's bluff : president Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world

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Ike's bluff : president Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world

Title remainder

president Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world

Statement of responsibility

Evan Thomas

Title variation

Ikes bluff

Title variation remainder

president Eisenhowers secret battle to save the world

Creator

• Thomas, Evan, 1951-
• trueThomas, Evan, 1951-

Author

• Thomas, Evan, 1951-

Subject

• Eisenhower, Dwight D., (Dwight David), 1890-1969
• Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• trueNuclear warfare
• trueNational security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• trueHistory writing -- Cold War
• trueEisenhower, Dwight D., (Dwight David), 1890-1969
• truePresidents
• true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
• trueCold War -- Diplomatic history
• trueCold War
• trueNuclear weapons
• National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency
• trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 20th century
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961
• trueHistory writing -- United States -- Post World War II - 1959
• trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961

Genre

• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

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

Writing style

• trueThoughtful
• trueRichly detailed

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.921092

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E835

LC item number

.T44 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult