At the borderline of Armageddon how American presidents managed the atom bomb
Goodby, James E
At the borderline of Armageddon how American presidents managed the atom bomb - Lanham Rowman & Littlefield 2006 - xvi,221p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780742550766
2005034609
Nuclear weapons--United States.
United States--Military policy.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-
UA23 / .G7258 2006
355.02170973 / GO-A
At the borderline of Armageddon how American presidents managed the atom bomb - Lanham Rowman & Littlefield 2006 - xvi,221p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780742550766
2005034609
Nuclear weapons--United States.
United States--Military policy.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-
UA23 / .G7258 2006
355.02170973 / GO-A