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Diplomacy shot down : the U-2 Crisis and Eisenhower's aborted mission to Moscow, 1959-1960 / E. Bruce Geelhoed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geelhoed, E. Bruce, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971.
- Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich.
- Nuclear weapons--Government policy.
- History.
- Aerial reconnaissance, American.
- Diplomatic history.
- United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Cold War--Diplomatic history.
- Cold War.
- United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- Aerial reconnaissance, American--History--20th century.
- U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft).
- Nuclear weapons--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Diplomacy.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- U-2 crisis and Eisenhower's aborted mission to Moscow, 1959-1960
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Explores how Dwight D. Eisenhower's long-anticipated visit with Nikita S. Khrushchev in 1960 became a casualty of the U-2 crisis and how his failure to visit the Soviet Union had a negative impact on Soviet-American relations during the Cold War."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Far Eastern Trip (Withdrawn)
- The Man of the Hour, August 11-15, 1945
- The Two Invitations, July-August 1959
- Eisenhower's Peace Offensive, September-December, 1959
- Preparations, January-May, 1960
- The Missile Gap and the FY 1961 Defense Budget, January-May, 1960
- The Crash, the Crisis, and the Collapse, May 1-24, 1960
- Eisenhower in the Soviet Union: Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev, June 10-14, 1960
- Eisenhower in the Soviet Union: Moscow and Irkutsk, June 15-19, 1960
- Conclusion "The Stupid U-2 Mess."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780806164854
- 0806164859
- OCLC:
- 1135908087
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