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Eisenhower : A Soldier's Life by Carlo D'Este (2002, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHolt & Company, Henry

ISBN-100805056866

ISBN-139780805056860

eBay Product ID (ePID)613126

Product Key Features

Book TitleEisenhower : a Soldier's Life

Number of Pages864 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War II, Presidents & Heads of State, Military

Publication Year2002

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorCarlo D'este

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.5 in

Item Weight47.3 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-020152

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal355/.0092

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Patton: A Genius for War comes a compelling new account of the transformation of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, from apprehensive soldier to one of our greatest heros. In the weeks leading up to D-Day, Dwight D. Eisenhower seethed with nervous energy. He had not expected his military career to bring him to this moment. The son of pacifists, Ike 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. Beginning with the lasting effect of Eisenhower's impoverished youth, bestselling biographer Carlo D'Este follows his subject through West Point and a sometimes troubled marriage; toil under MacArthur in the Philippines during the 1930s; the inner sanctums of the War Department; the general's painful North African apprenticeship; and, finally, the dramatic events leading to the Allied victory in May 1945. Exposing for the first time numerous myths that have surrounded the war hero and his family (such as his romance with his wartime driver, Kay Summersby), D'Este also probes Eisenhower's famous clashes with his American peers and the British chiefs of staff, as well as his relations with legendary figures, including Winston Churchill and George S. Patton. Unlike other biographies of the general, Eisenhower captures Ike's true character, from his youth to the pinnacle of his career and afterward.

LC Classification NumberE836