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Author Nichols, David A. (David Allen), 1939-

Title Eisenhower 1956 : the president's year of crisis : Suez and the brink of war / David A. Nichols.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2011]
©2011

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  E836 .N529 2011    Available  ---
Edition 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Description xx, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-332) and index.
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.
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.
Subject Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Egypt -- History -- Intervention, 1956.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
United States.
International relations.
Chronological Term 1953-1961
Subject Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Political leadership.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject International relations -- Decision making.
International relations -- Decision making.
Genre/Form Case studies.
ISBN 9781439139332 hardback
1439139334 hardback