Destroying the Village: Eisenhower and Thermonuclear War

by Campbell Craig

Book Overview

In the early days of the Cold War, thermonuclear conflict was everywhere an imminent threat. With the realization that mutual destruction was the likely result of a nuclear war, US policy makers were forced to articulate a coherent stance on what they would do if the United States went to war with the USSR. The paradox of defeat or mutual annihilation was one that plagued American policy makers and scholars, whatever their stated position.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231111231
• ISBN13: 9780231111232
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher