| Description |
2 volumes : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Maps on v. 1 lining papers. |
| Summary |
Volume 1. Soldier, general of the army, President-elect, 1890-1952. "Stephen E. Ambrose draws upon extensive sources, an unprecedented degree of scholarship, and numerous interviews with Eisenhower himself to offer the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president. He gives us a masterly account of the European war theater and Eisenhower's magnificent leadership as Allied Supreme Commander. Ambrose's recounting of Eisenhower's presidency, the first of the Cold War, brings to life a man and a country struggling with issues as diverse as civil rights, atomic weapons, communism, and a new global role. Along the way, Ambrose follows the 34th President's relations with the people closest to him, most of all Mamie, his son John, and Kay Summersby, as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Harry Truman, Nixon, Dulles, Khrushchev, Joe McCarthy, and indeed, all the American and world leaders of his time. This superb interpretation of Eisenhower's life confirms Stephen Ambrose's position as one of our finest historians"--Amazon.com. |
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Volume 2. The President. A portrait of the man, both decent and complex, who is increasingly regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest Presidents. "Volume two of Ambrose's biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, this one covering his years as President of the United States. A chronological account of Ike's endeavors, successes, and many frustrations during the 1950s and 1960s"--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
VOLUME 1. Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect, 1890-1952. Pennsylvania, Texas, Kansas, 1741-1900 ; Abilene, 1900-1911 ; West Point, 1911-1915 ; San Antonio, Gettysburg, 1915-1918 ; Camp Meade, Panama, Leavenworth, Washington, 1919-1928 ; Paris, Washington, 1928-1935 ; Manila, 1936-1939 ; Fort Lewis, Fort Sam Houston, 1940-1941 ; Washington, December 14, 1941-June 23, 1942 ; London, June 24-December 15, 1942 ; London, Gibraltar, Algiers, September 16-December 31, 1942 ; Algiers, Casablanca, Constantine, January 1-May 13, 1943 ; Algiers, Malta, Sicily, May 14-September 8, 1943 ; Algiers, Naples, Cairo, September 9-December 31, 1943 ; Washington, London, Bushy Park, January 1-May 15, 1944 ; Bushy Park, Southwick House, Normandy, May 16-July 21, 1944 ; London, Normandy, Paris, July 22-September 1, 1944 ; London, Normandy, Versailles, Reims, September 2-December 15, 1944 ; Versailles, Verdun, Reims, December 15, 1944-March 6, 1945 ; Reims, March 7-May 7, 1945 ; Frankfurt, Berlin, London, Washington, Moscow, May 8-December 3, 1945 ; Washington, December 1945-May 1947 ; New York, June 1948-December 1950 ; Paris, January 1951-May 1952 ; Abilene, New York, Denver, Chicago, June-August 1952 ; U.S.A., September-November 1952. |
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VOLUME 2. The President: President-Elect, November 1952-January 11, 1953 ; Inauguration, January 12-January 20, 1953 ; Getting started, January 21-March 31, 1953 ; The chance for peace, April 1-June 30, 1953 ; Peace in Korea, Coup in Iran, July 1-September 30, 1953 ; Atoms for peace, October 1-December 31, 1953 ; Bricker, McCarthy, Bravo, Vietnam, January 1-May 7, 1954 ; McCarthy, Guatemala, SEATO, May 8-September 8, 1954 ; Quemoy and Matsu, off-year elections, September 3-December 31, 1954 ; The Formosa Doctrine, January 1-June 20, 1955 ; Open skies, June-September 1955 ; Heart attack, September-December 1955 ; Recovery, January-March 1956 ; The tyranny of the weak, April-September 1956 ; Election, Suez, Hungary, September 19-December 31, 1956 ; The Eisenhower Doctrine, January-July 1957 ; The high cost of defense, nuclear testing, civil rights, January-July 1957 ; Little Rock, Sputnik, August-November 1957 ; Problems: stroke, Dulles, disarmament, Space Race, December 1957-April 1958 ; Lebanon, Sherman Adams, disarmament, Quemoy and Matsu, other woes, May-September 1958 ; Elections, test-ban talks, Berlin, Fidel, October 1958-February 1959 ; A revival, February-June 1959 ; Traveling for peace, July-December 1959 ; High hopes and unhappy realities, January-June 1960 ; A bad summer and a terrible fall, July 1-November 9, 1960 ; Transition, November 9, 1960-January 20, 1961 ; The Eisenhower presidency: an assessment, 1953-1961 ; Elder statesman, January 1961-November 1963 ; Johnson, Goldwater, Vietnam, November 23, 1963-March 1968 ; Taps, March 1968-March 28, 1969. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 10.0 46.0 54434. |
| Subject |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. (OCoLC)fst00037714
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890-1969.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Title |
Eisenhower, volume one, Soldier, general of the army, President-elect, 1890-1952 |
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Eisenhower, v. 1, Soldier, general of the army, President-elect, 1890-1952 |
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Eisenhower, volume two, The president |
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Eisenhower, v. 2, The president |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Ambrose, Stephen E. Eisenhower. New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1983-©1984 (OCoLC)565924325 |
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Online version: Ambrose, Stephen E. Eisenhower. New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1983-©1984 (OCoLC)609119951 |
| ISBN |
9780671440695 (v. 1) |
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0671440691 (v. 1) |
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9780671499013 (v. 2) |
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0671499017 (v. 2) |
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0671499014 (v. 2) |
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0049230735 |
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9780049230736 |
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