Ike's bluff : president Eisenhower's secret battle to save the world
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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 w... Full description
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English
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1st ed.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969.
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.