Nichols, David A.  , 1939-, <br/><br/>
Eisenhower 1956  : the president's year of crisis : Suez and the brink of war 
/ David A. Nichols 
 - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. 
 - New York  : Simon & Schuster  , c2011. 
 - xx, 346 p., [8] p. of plates  : ill.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-332) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439139332 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011000771 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political leadership----United States----Case studies<br/>International relations----Decisionmaking
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Egypt---History---Intervention 1956<br/>United States----Foreign relations
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E836  / .N529 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.921 NIC