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Stephen E. Ambrose draws upon extensive sources, an unprecedented degree of scholarship, and numerous interviews with Eisenhower himself to offer the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president.

He gives us a masterly account of the European war theater and Eisenhower’s magnificent leadership as Allied Supreme Commander. Ambrose’s recounting of Eisenhower’s presidency, the first of the Cold War, brings to life a man and a country struggling with issues as diverse as civil rights, atomic weapons, communism, and a new global role.

Along the way, Ambrose follows the 34th President’s relations with the people closest to him, most of all Mamie, his son John, and Kay Summersby, as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Harry Truman, Nixon, Dulles, Khrushchev, Joe McCarthy, and indeed, all the American and world leaders of his time. This superb interpretation of Eisenhower’s life confirms Stephen Ambrose’s position as one of our finest historians.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0671747584
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 1991
Edition ‏ : ‎ Revised ed.
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780671747589
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0671747589
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.61 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 0.7 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #81,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #37 in General Elections & Political Process #102 in US Presidents #812 in United States History (Books)
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