| Eisenhower and National Security for the 21st Century
Edited by Dennis E. Showalter
xiv+235 pp; index; July 2005
ISBN 1-879176-44-0 (Paper) $29.95
The benefits of President Eisenhower’s principled and pragmatic leadership continue in the twenty-first century. His strength, intelligence, and mastery in defining and addressing America’s fundamental security issues during the Cold War are demonstrated in the contributions to this volume, based on a January 2005 symposium co-sponsored by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces of the National Defense University.
Contents:
Introduction / Dennis E. Showalter · Reflections on Eisenhower, the Cold War, and My Father / Sergei N. Khrushchev · The Grim Paraphernalia: Eisenhower and the Garrison State / Alex Roland · Eisenhower’s Methodology for Intervention and Its Legacy in Contemporary World Politics / Saki R. Dockrill · Eisenhower and the Korean War: Cautionary Tale and Hopeful Precedent / Allan R. Millett · Crisis and Confrontation: Chinese-American Relations during the Eisenhower Administration / Qiang Zhai · “Not Enough Bulldozers”: Eisenhower and American Nuclear Weapons Policy, 1953–1961 / Gregg Herken · The Invisible Hand of the New Look: Eisenhower and the CIA / Clayton D. Laurie · Eisenhower and the NSA: An Introductory Survey / David A. Hatch · Clandestine Victory: Eisenhower and Overhead Reconnaissance in the Cold War / R. Cargill Hall · Eisenhower and Space: Politics and Ideology in the Construction of the U.S. Civil Space Program / Roger D. Launius · Eisenhower and Joint Professional Military Education / John W. Yaeger · Appendix A: Eisenhower and National Security for the 21st Century: Roundtable and Discussion · Epilogue / Ernest R. May
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