| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xx, 950 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-896) and index. |
| Summary |
A peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America's thirty-fourth president. |
| Contents |
Just folks -- The Great War -- The peacetime Army -- With Pershing in Paris -- With MacArthur in Washington -- Manila -- Louisiana maneuvers -- With Marshall in Washington -- TORCH -- Baptism by fire -- Sicily -- Supreme Commander -- D-Day -- The liberation of France -- Germany -- Chief of staff -- Columbia -- "I like Ike" -- The Great Crusade -- Eight millionaires and a plumber -- First off the tee -- Dien Bien Phu -- New look -- Heart attack -- Suez -- Little Rock -- Military-industrial complex -- Taps. |
| Subject |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1953-1961 |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- Biography.
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United States. Army. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781400066933 hardback alkaline paper |
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140006693X hblk alkaline paper |
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9780679644293 e-book |
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0679644296 e-book |
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