Dwight D. Eisenhower is one of Americas greatest and least appreciated presidents.Behind the demeanor that made Dwight D. Ike Eisenhower so popular was a cold-as-steel intelligence that kept his country prosperous and out of danger. Because his operating methods were so deeply hidden, it is only in the past few decades that historians have grasped the full extent of his achievements.
Ike in Love and War shows the hidden sacrifices that made Eisenhower remarkableIt probes the mission that was driving him: the quest to reconcile his skill as a fighter with his mothers pacifism, which led him to become the greatest
peacekeeper of his age.
More than other biographies, this one explores the mans emotions. It puts the long-standing dispute about his romance with Kay Summersby in a new perspective: tragedy.
Here is the story of a unique American, the passion and brilliance he kept concealed, the ambition that propelled him, the sacrifices that wore down his health, and the sheer self-mastery that made it all look easy.
It never was.
His achievements are timely as Americans face unprecedented dangersThis is the story of the world Ike made, the things he achieved, and the surprises that may still be in store for us as we strive to understand his life in full.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
464 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Permuted Press |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2023-11-09 |
| ISBN |
9781637584224 |
