Other America, The: Eisenhower Seeks Nonmilitary Solutions in Cold War Crises
President Eisenhower seeks a nonmilitary solution in the struggle between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan in the Formosa Straits, and does not get involved in the Hungarian Revolution. Eisenhower's efforts to keep the peace sometimes puts ...
Other America, The: Eisenhower Republicanism
Eisenhower is one of the most popular and least experienced presidents of the 20th century. His cabinet is dominated by leaders from the world of business who want, like their president, to return America to its private enterprise roots. Eisenhower ...
Other America, The: Eisenhower, Dulles, and the Cold War
Only weeks after Eisenhower becomes president Stalin dies, and the two superpowers begin to edge away from direct confrontation. American policy is cautious in relation to the 1953 East German uprising as the administration initiates a sizeable food...
Taking the Offensive: Liberation of France; Germany's Surrender, The
By mid 1943, the United States and its allies begin to slow the Nazi Advance. England witnesses a gathering of 3 million troops in preparation of a major advance off the Normandy Coast of France. Generally known as D-Day, Dwight D. Eisenhower leads ...