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At the borderline of Armageddon : how American presidents managed the atom bomb

Title
At the borderline of Armageddon : how American presidents managed the atom bomb / James E. Goodby.
Author
Goodby, James E.
Publication
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2006.

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xvi, 221 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
At the beginning : Churchill, Roosevelt and Truman -- Nuclear deterrence or preventive war? : Eisenhower's choice -- John F. Kennedy : from crisis to triumph to tragedy -- Lyndon Johnson : the offense-defense riddle -- Richard Nixon : only connect -- Gerald Ford : a time to plant -- Jimmy Carter : the limits of presidential power -- The Reagan revolution in nuclear weaponry -- George H.W. Bush : managing the Soviet succession -- Bill Clinton : facing new threats -- George W. Bush : overthrowing the old order.
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ILH 06-5501
ISBN
  • 0742550753 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0742550761 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005034609
  • 9780742550759
  • 9780742550766
OCLC
  • 62593401
  • vendorOCM62593401
Author
Goodby, James E.
Title
At the borderline of Armageddon : how American presidents managed the atom bomb / James E. Goodby.
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780742550759
9780742550766
Research Call Number
ILH 06-5501
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