Eisenhower 1956 : the president's year of crisis : Suez and the brink of war / David A. Nichols.
2011
E836 .N529 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Eisenhower 1956 : the president's year of crisis : Suez and the brink of war / David A. Nichols.
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
ISBN
9781439139332
1439139334
1439139334
Imprint
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xx, 346 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
E836 .N529 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.921092
Summary
Draws on hundreds of newly declassified documents to present an account of the Suez crisis that reveals the considerable danger it posed as well as the influence of Eisenhower's health problems and the 1956 election campaign.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
The man and the moment
Crises of the heart
Back in the saddle again
The candidate
A tangle of policy and politics
Trouble over Aswan
A growing rift
Betrayal of trust
Double-crossing Ike
Days of crisis
A perfect storm
Reluctant withdrawal
Conclusion: waging peace in the Middle East.
Crises of the heart
Back in the saddle again
The candidate
A tangle of policy and politics
Trouble over Aswan
A growing rift
Betrayal of trust
Double-crossing Ike
Days of crisis
A perfect storm
Reluctant withdrawal
Conclusion: waging peace in the Middle East.