The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower - Hardcover

Ambrose, Stephen E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385017529 ISBN 13: 9780385017527

Publisher: Doubleday, 1970

Synopsis

In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II.
 
Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a military leaderâ from its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The story of Ike in his finest hours as the Allies' top strategist in WWII

About the Author:

Stephen E. Ambrose wrote twenty books on military affairs and foreign policy. Early in his career he was an associate editor of The Eisenhower Papers, and he later went on to publish the definitive, three-part biography of Eisenhower, as well as many bestselling books of military history, including Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage. He died in 2002.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0385017529
• ISBN 13: 9780385017527
• Binding: Hardcover