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Eisenhower:

A Soldier's Life
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Henry Holt and Company, May 15, 2003 - History - 880 pages
“An excellent book . . . D’Este’s masterly account comes into its own.” —The Washington Post Book World

Born into hardscrabble poverty in rural Kansas, the son of stern pacifists, Dwight David Eisenhower graduated from high school more likely to teach history than to make it. Casting new light on this profound evolution, Eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander.

With full access to private papers and letters, Carlo D’Este has exposed for the first time the untold myths that have surrounded Eisenhower and his family for over fifty years, and identified the complex and contradictory character behind Ike’s famous grin and air of calm self-assurance.

Unlike other biographies of the general, Eisenhower captures the true Ike, from his youth to the pinnacle of his career and afterward.

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User Review  - Todd - Goodreads

A good, thorough and impartial biography of Eisenhower. The book focuses on his career as a soldier and military leader and thus ends immediately following the signing of the armistice in Europe. I'm ... Read full review

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User Review  - Tony - Goodreads

What a great read! Without a doubt, one of the most interesting and informative books I've ever read on World War II history. Was particularly impressed by what D'Este wrote about Ike's relationships ... Read full review

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About the author (2003)

Carlo D’Este, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a distinguished military historian, is the author of Patton: A Genius for War and three other books on World War II, all of which received high praise. He lives in New Seabury, Massachusetts.

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