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Indlæser... The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhoweraf Chester J. Pach, Jr., Elmo Richardson
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Lightning strikes every time in the University of Kansas' consistently fine series of presidential histories. Just make sure you get the 2nd edition of this book, not the first. Pach's rewrite of Richardson's 1979 book is so tuned to the new pitch of Eisenhower scholarship that it even ventures some "post-revisionist" dissent from Ambrose-era enthusiasm. This book may not leave you liking Ike, but it will leave you wondering how his presidency ever came to suffer the libels of underestimation that it did. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Belongs to SeriesAmerican Presidency Series (1991)
The focus of this revision is not how Eisenhower made policy, but how his decisions shaped American life in the 1950s and beyond. In this first post-revisionist study of the Eisenhower presidency, historian Chester Pach reaches beyond the issues the revisionists raised: Was Eisenhower in command of his own administration? Did he play a significant role in shaping foreign and domistic policy? Drawing on the wide range of works published within the past decade, Pach expands Elmo Richardson's 1979 study by nearly one third. In addition to new material on national security policy, Pach deepens the analysis of Eisenhower's leadership and managerial style and explores the significance of the decisions Eisenhower made on a whole range of critical issues, from civil rights to atomic testing. By emphasizing the fundamental failings of Eisenhower's presidency, Pach swims against the stream of recent scholarship. He concludes, for example, that Eisenhower's commitment to support South Vietnam in 1954, with its attendant responsibilities and consequences, was far more important--and ultimately disastrous--than his refusal to intervene with military force in support of the French in 1954. Eisenhower's unleashing of the CIA (in Iran, Guatemala, and elsewhere) also draws sharp criticism, as does his timid and ineffective handling of McCarthy. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.921History and Geography North America United States 1901- Eisenhower Through Clinton Administrations Dwight EisenhowerLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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