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The Resource The Cold War presidency : a documentary history, Thomas S. Langston

The Cold War presidency : a documentary history, Thomas S. Langston

Label
The Cold War presidency : a documentary history
Title
The Cold War presidency
Title remainder
a documentary history
Statement of responsibility
Thomas S. Langston
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Langston, Thomas S
Dewey number
973.92
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E176.1
LC item number
.L265 2007
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Presidents
  • United States
  • United States
  • Cold War
Label
The Cold War presidency : a documentary history, Thomas S. Langston
Link
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006034845.html
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-538) and index
Contents
1. Origins : a different kind of war -- 2. Harry Truman : the president decides on war -- 3. Dwight Eisenhower : defense within limits -- 4. John F. Kennedy : taking the fight to the enemy -- 5. Lyndon Johnson : the credibility gap -- 6. Richard Nixon : détente and the China card -- 7. Gerald Ford : the caretaker president -- 8. Jimmy Carter : human rights and a midcourse reversal -- 9. Ronald Reagan : reviving the Cold War and the presidency -- 10. George Bush : caution in the face of victory -- 11. Aftermath : the legacies of a fifty-year war -- Appendix A. Notable figures of the Cold War -- Appendix B. Key events in the Cold War
Control code
ocm74964486
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
xxi, 596 p.
Isbn
9781933116389
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2006034845
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
(OCoLC)74964486
Label
The Cold War presidency : a documentary history, Thomas S. Langston
Link
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006034845.html
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-538) and index
Contents
1. Origins : a different kind of war -- 2. Harry Truman : the president decides on war -- 3. Dwight Eisenhower : defense within limits -- 4. John F. Kennedy : taking the fight to the enemy -- 5. Lyndon Johnson : the credibility gap -- 6. Richard Nixon : détente and the China card -- 7. Gerald Ford : the caretaker president -- 8. Jimmy Carter : human rights and a midcourse reversal -- 9. Ronald Reagan : reviving the Cold War and the presidency -- 10. George Bush : caution in the face of victory -- 11. Aftermath : the legacies of a fifty-year war -- Appendix A. Notable figures of the Cold War -- Appendix B. Key events in the Cold War
Control code
ocm74964486
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
xxi, 596 p.
Isbn
9781933116389
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2006034845
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
(OCoLC)74964486

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