Eisenhower soldier and president
Ambrose draws upon extensive sources and numerous interviews while tracing Eisenhower's rise to prominence and power in the military and in his political career. In so doing, he produces the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon and Schuster,
1991, c1990.
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| Edition: | 1st Touchstone ed. |
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| Summary: | Ambrose draws upon extensive sources and numerous interviews while tracing Eisenhower's rise to prominence and power in the military and in his political career. In so doing, he produces the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president. |
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| Item Description: | Condensed version of two works originally published as: Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect 1890-1952 and Eisenhower: The President. (c1983-c1984). |
| Physical Description: | 635 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 595-598) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0671747584 (pbk) 9780671747589 (pbk) 067170107X 9780671701079 |
| Author Notes: | Ambrose is considered to be one of the foremost historical scholars of recent times and has been a professor for over three decades. He is also the founder and president of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. His works include D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest and Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West. Abrose served historical consultant on the motion picture Saving Private Ryan. (Bowker Author Biography) |
