A review by aloyokon
Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World by Evan Thomas

4.0

I actually had some knowledge of Ike's presidency before I read this book, but I never realized the extent to which he schemed, gambled, strategized, and bluffed to keep the peace in the early days of the Cold War. Although I would not count him as the greatest president of all time, I believe that Eisenhower's ability to prevent nuclear annihilation of the world makes him a successful executive leader in my book.

(I am pissed off over his tepid action on civil rights and failure to rein in the CIA though).

So kudos to Ike, and kudos to Evan Thomas for this page-turner!