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Ike's Bluff
Evan A. Thomas
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Description for Ike's Bluff
Hardcover. The untold story how Dwight Eisenhower secretly saved the world a second time as USA President by preventing a nuclear war from igniting when other countries invented the A-bomb. Num Pages: 494 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 778.
When General Eisenhower assumed the US presidency in 1953 the world entered the nuclear age and certainly Winston Churchill thought that Eisenhower would soon lead the US into another war. Based on declassified archive material, Ike's Bluff tells for the first time the real story. In fact, the opposite happened to Churchill's fears. Eisenhower realised the devastating consequences of a nuclear conflict well ahead of the other world powers. His broad smile hid a brilliant, ruthless tactician. He guided a fractious world through a period when the full consequences of the Bomb were only slowly realised. Harold Macmillan, with ... Read more
When General Eisenhower assumed the US presidency in 1953 the world entered the nuclear age and certainly Winston Churchill thought that Eisenhower would soon lead the US into another war. Based on declassified archive material, Ike's Bluff tells for the first time the real story. In fact, the opposite happened to Churchill's fears. Eisenhower realised the devastating consequences of a nuclear conflict well ahead of the other world powers. His broad smile hid a brilliant, ruthless tactician. He guided a fractious world through a period when the full consequences of the Bomb were only slowly realised. Harold Macmillan, with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
494
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908096944
SKU
V9781908096944
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99-50
About Evan A. Thomas
Evan Thomas is the author of several bestselling works of history and biography. He was a writer and editor at Time and Newsweek for more than 30 years, and he is frequently a commentator on television and radio. He teaches at Princeton University and lives in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Ike's Bluff
'[Thomas is] a five-star biographer.' Vanity Fair '[Thomas's] detailed, engaging pictures of Eisenhower's personality bring him vividly to life.' New York Times Book Review 'Tightly organized and briskly written.' Washington Post