Ike's Bluff a justina chen novel and a local culture defined

and a local culture defined by the twinned veins of excess and vitality and the deep reverent attention to the land that runs through it

"President Duncan for a second term

has its origins in the New World as well as the Old--in a bitter episode of corruption during the War of 1812

A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight

On a dark road deep inside the Russian woods at Borodino

Ike's Bluff a justina chen novel and a local culture definedEvan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower would take a colossal risk by bluffing