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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
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.921 N51    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  973.921 NIC    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  973.921 NIC    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  973.921 NICHOLS    Check Shelf
Edition First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
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.
Subject Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Egypt -- History -- Intervention, 1956.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
International relations -- Decision making.
ISBN 9781439139332 hardback $28.00
1439139334 hardback
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