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Stephen Ambrose is the author of numerous books of history, including the New York Times bestsellers Undaunted Courage, D-Day and Citizen Soldiers, as well as the multi-volume biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and President of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He lives in Mississippi and Montana, US.
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