Destroying the Village [Paperback]

Campbell Craig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0231111231 | ISBN-13: 978-0231111232 0

Thanks to recently declassified government documents from the early Cold War era, Craig is able to investigate what America's strategists really thought about the viability of nuclear warfare. He demonstrates that even as they were publicly attempting to make nuclear war technically feasible, many Pentagon officials were privately pessimistic regarding any nuclear strategy. Craig probes the heated arguments Eisenhower had with his national security advisors, and shows how the president conspired to make the option of war with the Soviet Union impossible.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The strength of this book is its marshaling of fresh material to support a bold interpretation of an important subject. Students of the Eisenhower years will have to take note of both the book and the author.

(H.W. Brands, Texas A&M University Journal of American History v34 (3), 2000)

Campbell Craig does an impressive job of setting the historical record straight in his interesting and well-documented first book.

(Steven W. Hook, Kent State University H-Net Reviews )

This is a highly commendable study...It will be essential reading.

(Ian Jackson Journal of American Studies )

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Campbell Craig has written a fresh and compelling study of American nuclear strategy in the depths of the Cold War. While most studies follow the themes of deterrence, massive retaliation and mutual assured destruction, Craig highlights the often overlooked theme of evasion. This is a wonderful history of ideas, and of the men whose moral and ethical principles provided much needed restraint in a time of confrontation, urgency, and anxiety.

(Joel H. Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (April 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231111231
• ISBN-13: 978-0231111232
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #766,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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