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Eisenhower : in War and Peace by Eisenhower, Dwight D.;Eisenhower, Dwight David;Smith, Jean Edward is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"In this extraordinary volume, Jean Edward Smith presents a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America's thirty-fourth president. Here is Eisenhower the young dreamer, charting a course from Abilene, Kansas, to West Point and beyond. Drawing on a wealth of untapped primary sources, Smith provides new insight into Ike's maddening apprenticeship under Douglas MacArthur. Then the whole panorama of World War II unfolds, with Eisenhower's superlative generalship forging the Allied path to victory. Smith also gives us an intriguing examination of Ike's finances, details his wartime affair with Kay Summersby, and reveals the inside story of the 1952 Republican convention that catapulted him to the White House. Smith's chronicle of Eisenhower's presidential years is as compelling as it is comprehensive. Derided by his detractors as a somnambulant caretaker, Eisenhower emerges in Smith's perceptive retelling as both a canny politician and a skillful, decisive leader. He managed not only to keep the peace, but also to enhance America's prestige in the Middle East and throughout the world. Unmatched in insight, Eisenhower in Wa

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Author

Eisenhower, Dwight D.;Eisenhower, Dwight David;Smith, Jean Edward

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group;Random House Trade Paperbacks

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812982886

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4.1 / 5 (4,396 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14