Dwight eisenhower

In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, best-selling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership during World War II....

Acclaimed author of Last Mission to Tokyo Michel Paradis provides a thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history.

A rich account of Eisenhower’s life using previously untapped primary sources....

A classic of World War II literature, Crusade in Europe is an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United States....

Secret Service agent Clint Hill brings history intimately and vividly to life as he reflects on his 17 years protecting the most powerful office in the nation....

In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting sometimes hour-by-hour explanation of the crisis itself, but also explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post-World War II world....

An original and penetrating assessment of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, showing Ike's enormous influence on modern America, the Cold War, and on the presidency itself....

In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men....

The Presidents Club was born at Eisenhower’s inauguration when Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover first conceived the idea....

The dramatic, untold story of how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped win World War II....

Brett Baier's Three Days in January illuminates how Eisenhower, an underappreciated giant of US history, still offers vital lessons for our own time....

How Dwight D. Eisenhower led America through a transformational time — by a DC policy strategist, security expert, and his granddaughter. Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them....

Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight....

The true story of the friendship—and rivalry—among the greatest American generals of World War II....

A widening gulf between performance and accountability has caused history to be kinder to the American generals of World War II than to those of later wars....

Set during the chaotic years of World War II, The General's Women tells the story of the conflicted relationship between General Dwight Eisenhower and Kay Summersby....

If you think of our 34th president as little more than the babysitter-in-chief during the prosperous fifties, think again....

From the time of his childhood in rural Kansas, Dwight D. Eisenhower's vision of himself and his country was one of confidence and hope. His hard-working parents taught him self-reliance and nothing that happened in his long career ever eroded this trait....

From the veteran political journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, a deep dive into the history, evolution, and current state of the American presidency - and how we can make the job less impossible and more productive....

Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson’s lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today In the rousing style he’s famous for....