Eisenhower
By: Geoffrey Perret.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 685
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- 1890-1969; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "This new, in-depth life of Eisenhower offers fresh perspectives, not only on World War II and the Korean War but also on the Cold War, the civil rights movement, McCarthyism, the U-2 crisis and Vietnam."--BOOK JACKET.

"Far from being the easygoing and pliant figure often depicted by his critics, Eisenhower is revealed here as a complex, tough-minded and highly capable man, one who rose to the top of the world's most competitive profession, the modern military. His career as a soldier would prove to be an excellent preparation for most, though not all, of the major challenges he faced as America's thirty-fourth president."--BOOK JACKET.

"Eisenhower's letters and diaries - many of them never seen by previous biographers - have contributed profoundly to this work. So, too, have dozens of interviews with people who knew him well. These fresh sources have made it possible to resolve many intriguing questions that have, until now, been matters only of speculation and rumor."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.