| Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life Contributor(s): D'Este, Carlo (Author), D'Este (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805056874 ISBN-13: 9780805056877 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $33.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Casting new light on Dwight David Eisenhower's profound life, "Eisenhower" chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander. 16-page insert, 5 maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 6" W x 9" (2.60 lbs) 880 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An excellent book . . . D'Este's masterly account comes into its own." --The Washington Post Book World Born into hardscrabble poverty in rural Kansas, the son of stern pacifists, Dwight David Eisenhower graduated from high school more likely to teach history than to make it. Casting new light on this profound evolution, Eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander. With full access to private papers and letters, Carlo D'Este has exposed for the first time the untold myths that have surrounded Eisenhower and his family for over fifty years, and identified the complex and contradictory character behind Ike's famous grin and air of calm self-assurance. Unlike other biographies of the general, Eisenhower captures the true Ike, from his youth to the pinnacle of his career and afterward. |
Contributor Bio(s): D'Este, Carlo: - Carlo D'Este, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a distinguished military historian, is the author of Eisenhower and other books on World War II, all of which received high praise. He lives in New Seabury, Massachusetts. |
