num_pages: 144
description: Acclaimed historian Paul Johnsons lively succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today In the rousing style hes famous for celebrated historian Paul Johnson offers a fascinating biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower focusing particularly on his years as a five-star general and his two terms as president of the United States. Johnson chronicles Ikes modest childhood in Kansas his college years at West Point and his rapid ascent through the military ranks culminating in his appointment as supreme commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. Johnson then paints a rich portrait of Ikes presidency exploring his volatile relationship with Vice President Nixon his abhorrence of isolationism and his position on the cold war McCarthyism and the civil rights movement. Many elements of Eisenhowers presidency speak to American politics today including his ability to balance the budget his skill in managing an oppositional Congress and his warnings about the militaryindustrial complex. This brief yet comprehensive portrait will appeal to biography lovers as well as to enthusiasts of presidential history and military history alike.
language: English
title: Eisenhower: A Life
publisher: Viking