Synopses & Reviews
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.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;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.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;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.
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James MacGregor BumsFascinating....An important case study in military and political leadership.
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James MacGregor Bums Fascinating....An important case study in military and political leader ship.
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Robert J. Donovan The best book to date on its subject....Of Eisenhower's high rank on the list of presidents there can he little doubt.
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John Keegan A magnificent biography.
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Publishers Weekly The definitive one-volume biography of Eisenhower.
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John KeeganA magnificent biography.
About the Author
Dr. Stephen Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than 30 books. Among his
New York Times best-sellers are:
Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and
Undaunted Courage.
He was not only a great author, but also a captivating speaker, with the unique ability to provide insight into the future by employing his profound knowledge of the past. His stories demonstrate how leaders use trust, friendship and shared experiences to work together and thrive during conflict and change. His philosophy about keeping an audience engaged is put best in his own words:
As I sit at my computer, or stand at the podium, I think of myself as sitting around the campfire after a day on the trail, telling stories that I hope will have the members of the audience, or the readers, leaning forward just a bit, wanting to know what happens next.
Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans. He was the Director Emeritus of the Eisenhower Center in New Orleans, and the founder of the National D-Day Museum. He was also a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History, a member of the board of directors for American Rivers, and a member of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council Board.
His talents have not gone unnoticed by the film industry. Dr. Ambrose was the historical consultant for Steven Spielberg's movie Saving Private Ryan. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks purchased the film rights to his books Citizen Soldiers and Band of Brothers to make the 13-hour HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.
He has also participated in numerous national television programs, including ones for the History Channel and National Geographic.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Forewordandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1 Abilene, West Point, World War Iandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2 Between the Warsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3 Preparing the First Offensiveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4 North Africa, Sicily, and Italyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5 D-Day and the Liberation of Franceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6 The West Wall and the Battle of the Bulgeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7 The Last Offensiveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8 Peaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9 Columbia, NATO, and Politicsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10 Candidateandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11 Getting Startedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12 The Chance for Peaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13 Peace in Korea -- Coup in Iran -- Atoms for Peaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;14 McCarthy and Vietnamandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;15 ChiNats and ChiComsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;16 The Geneva Summit and a Heart Attackandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;17 The 1956 Campaignandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;18 Little Rock and Sputnikandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;19 1958 -- A Most Difficult Yearandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;20 A Revivalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;21 1960 -- High Hopes and Unhappy Realitiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;22 Transition and Assessmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;23 Elder Statesmanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;MAPSandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;North Africa and Sicily and the Invasion of Franceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Defeat of Germanyandlt;/Iandgt;