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

By:

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

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster , c2011.Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: xx, 346 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781439139332

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973.921 NIC

LOC classification:

E836 .N529 2011

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	973.921 NIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		067453

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-332) and index.

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.

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