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Loading... Eisenhower: A Soldier's Lifeby Carlo D'Este
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Donated. ( ) Retired Army officer and military historian, D'Este has written a comprehensive biography of Ike's military career. He begins with a brief family history and Dwight David's (Ike) humble birth in Denison, Texas. D'Este takes a balanced, critical view of Eisenhower http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/ddeisenhower.html detailing the strength and weaknesses of his military leadership and connecting to traits leading to his political success. My personal interest in reading about Ike's life began with knowledge that my maternal grandfather was a schoolmate (Grandfather Reade was four years older than Ike) of Ike's in Abilene http://www.baconlinks.com/DDE/DDE.html Kansas and that their families were neighbors and friends. Another connection, both the Eisenhower's and the Reade's had a brood of seven boys. (lj) no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (13)Chronicles the Allied commander and future president's unlikely rise to power, tracing his impoverished youth as the son of pacifists, his West Point education, sometimes troubled marriage, toil under MacArthur in the Philippines, contributions to the War Department, and involvement in D-Day. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)355.0092Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science Biography And History BiographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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