Eisenhower in War and Peace
Jean Edward Smith
- ISBN-13
- Publisher
- Random House
- Year
- 2012
- Pages
- 976
- Format
- Hardcover, new
Biography by Jean Edward Smith (Random House, 2012). Follows Dwight D. Eisenhower from Abilene, Kansas, and West Point through World War II command to his presidential years. Hardcover, 976 pages.
About this book
Eisenhower in War and Peace is a biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president, by Jean Edward Smith, whose earlier books include FDR. Random House published the 976-page hardcover in 2012.
Drawing on primary sources, Smith follows Eisenhower from Abilene, Kansas, to West Point and to Paris under Pershing, and through his apprenticeship under Douglas MacArthur. The account of World War II covers North Africa, Italy, and the invasion of Normandy, and the book also examines Ike’s finances and the 1952 Republican convention.
The presidential years include the end of the war in Korea, the standoff with Khrushchev over Berlin, the withdrawal of forces from the Suez Canal, and the construction of the interstate highway system.
Product details
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| Publisher | Random House |
|---|---|
| Published | 2012 |
| Author | Jean Edward Smith |
| Format | Hardcover, 976 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4000-6693-3 |
| ISBN-10 | 140006693X |
| Size | 6.7 × 9.5 × 2.1 in · 3.2 lb |
| Condition | New |
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