Table of Contents for Ike's Bluff : President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World

Introduction Tell No One

3

(24)

PART ONE Duty: 1953-1956

1 Confidence

27

(14)

2 The Card Player

41

(25)

3 Positive Loyalty

66

(13)

4 Cross of Iron

79

(15)

5 Gentleman's Agreement

94

(25)

6 Deception

119

(16)

7 Learning to Love the Bomb

135

(24)

8 The Chamber Pot

159

(30)

9 Strange Genius

189

(21)

10 "Don't Worry, I'll Confuse Them"

210

(19)

11 Meeting Mr. Khrushchev

229

(22)

12 The Devil's Grip

251

(24)

13 Bows and Arrows

275

(18)

14 Rising Storm

293

(23)

15 Subtle and Brutal

316

(21)

PART TWO Honor: 1957-1961

16 Dark Star

337

(26)

17 The Great Equation

363

(25)

18 The Strong Say Nothing

388

(23)

19 Guns of August

411

(19)

20 Missile Gap

430

(13)

21 Looking for a Partner

443

(25)

22 Sweet Words

468

(25)

23 A Regular Pixie

493

(18)

24 "The Pilot's Alive"

511

(21)

25 "I'm Just Fed Up!"

532

(20)

26 The Underestimated Man

552

(17)

Epilogue Peace

569

(18)

Acknowledgments

587

(6)

Source Notes

593

(44)

Bibliography

637