Synopses & Reviews
John S.D. Eisenhower modestly explains General Ike as "a son's view of a great military leader -- highly intelligent, strong, forceful, kind, yet as human as the rest of us." It is that, and more: a portrait of the greatest Allied military leader of the Second World War, by the man who knew Ike best.
General Ike is a book that John Eisenhower always knew he had to write, a tribute from an affectionate and admiring son to a great father. John chose to write about the "military Ike," as opposed to the "political Ike," because Ike cared far more about his career in uniform than about his time in the White House.
Portraits of Ike's relations with soldiers and statesmen, from MacArthur to Patton to Montgomery to Churchill to de Gaulle, reveal the many facets of a driven, headstrong, yet diplomatic leader. They reveal a man who was brilliant, if flawed; naive at times in dealing with the public, yet who never lost his head when others around him were losing theirs. Above all, General Ike was a man whonever let up in the relentless pursuit of the destruction of Hitler.
Ike managed to pull together history's greatest invasion force and to face down a determined enemy from Normandy to the Bulge and beyond. John Eisenhower masterfully uses the backdrop of Ike's key battles to paint a portrait of his father and his relationships with the great men of his time.
General Ike is a ringing and inspiring testament to a great man by an accomplished historian. It is also a personal portrait of a caring, if not always available, father by his admiring son. It is history at its best.
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Key Selling Points
- Nearly sixty years after D-Day and fifty years since Dwight D. Eisenhower was sworn in as President, Ike is still one of history's most popular leaders.
- John Eisenhower's son David began a biographical series about his grandfather, and the first volume was a New York Times bestseller.
- From Stephen E. Ambrose's many works to Flags of Our Fathers, great military history books make bestselling audiobooks.
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A unique perspective on one of history's greatest leaders is offered by an acclaimed military historian and the man who knew Ike best--his son, John. Abridged.
About the Author
John S. D. Eisenhower, a graduate of West Point, a retired Brigadier General in the Army Reserve, and the former American ambassador to Belgium, is also the author of seven books, including the bestseller
The Bitter Woods; Agent of Destiny: The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott; and, most recently,
Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I.