Eisenhower: From abilene to the elbe

From: Naval War College Review | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

D'Este, Carlo. Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life. New York: Henry Holt, 2002. 848pp. $35

Dwight D. Eisenhower, affectionately known as Ike, was in the center of major world events for two decades in the mid-twentieth century. As a soldier in World War II, he commanded the Allied armies that defeated the Axis powers in the Mediterranean and Europe, and in the following decade he served two terms as a very popular president. With this long and interesting volume that ends on VE Day, 8 May 1945, Carlo D'Este, a military historian, joins a distinguished list of Eisenhower biographers that includes ...

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