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Ike : An American Hero par Michael Korda (2007, HC/DJ)
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- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- Title
- Ike : An American Hero
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Presidents & Heads of State, Military
- Subject
- History
- Regional Cuisine
- American
- ISBN
- 9780060756659
- Book Title
- Ike : an American Hero
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.7 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 42 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 800 Pages
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A big, ambitious, and enthralling new biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, full of fascinating details and anecdotes, which places particular emphasis on his brilliant generalship and leadership in World War Two, and provides, with the advantage of hindsight, a far more acute analysis of his character and personality than any that has previously been available, reaching the conclusion that he was perhaps America's greatest general and one of America's best presidents, a man who won the war and thereafter kept the peace. IKE starts with the story of D-Day, the most critical moment in America's history. It was Hitler's last chance to win the war -- he had the means to destroy the troops on the beaches, but he failed to react quickly enough. The one man who would have reacted quickly and decisively had he been on the spot, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, was home on leave and didn't arrive back at his headquarters until it was too late. It was Ike's plan, Ike's decision, Ike's responsibility. He alone, among all the Allied generals, could win or lose the war in one day, and knew it. But of course there is more to this book than military history. It is a full biography of a remarkable man, ambitious, a late starter, a brilliant leader of men and perhaps the only American general who could command such a difficult coalition, and win the respect of not only his own soldiers, but also those of Great Britain and France, and lead them to a triumphant victory. It is also the story of a remarkable family. Ike grew up in Abilene, Kansas, and the Eisenhowers were Mennonites, who, like the Amish, were deeply committed pacifists, so it is ironic that he went to West Point and became ageneral, to his mother's horror. It is as well the portrait of a tumultuous and often difficult marriage, for Mamie was every bit as stubborn and forceful as her husband, and it was by no means the sunny, happy marriage that Republican publicists presented to the public when Ike made his first moves towards the presidency. Indeed, behind Ike's big grin and the easy-going, affable personality he liked to project was a very different man, fiercely ambitious, hot-tempered, shrewd, and tightly wound. He was a perfectionist for whom duty always came first, and a man of immense ability. In 1941 he was a soldier who was still an unknown and recently promoted colonel, and just two years later he was a four-star general who had commanded the biggest and most successful amphibious operation in history -- TORCH, the Anglo-American invasion of North Africa. He commanded respect and was dealt as an equal with such world figures as President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Charles De Gaulle.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060756659
ISBN-13
9780060756659
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127410917
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ike : an American Hero
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Presidents & Heads of State, Military
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
800 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
42 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
E836.K67 2007
Reviews
"Michael Korda has brought us a brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century. This splendid book draws on Korda's deep literary skill, his mastery of military history, his understanding of human character and his relentless narrative energy. Forty years after his death, Eisenhower does not have the place he deserves in the average American's memory. Korda's Ike should change that. It shows us what a complex and fascinating human being the private Eisenhower really was. And in this time of skepticism about our leaders, Korda's book holds out a shining example of a General and President whose values, character and leadership give us so much to admire." -- Michael Beschloss "Dwight Eisenhower emerges in Michael Korda's splendid book as a wise leader and an effective Allied Commander. It took a long time for this perspective on the man who led the Alliance to victory in Europe and our thirty-fourth President to develop. Michel Korda's well-written and thoughtful book has accomplished it." -- Henry A. Kissinger "I like IKE very much! The tone is wonderful, informal, conversational, anecdotal rather than crusty historical, and properly gossipy in places where all there is to go on is gossip. Most impressive is the handling of the extremely complex and detailed story about strategy, tactics, and logistics, high command politics and intrigue, MacArthur, Montgomery, and other four-star egoists, and both small-scale and large-scale combat. Michael Korda shows us how amazingly effective Ike was as a soother of egos and a leader of millions of men. He has done a superb job in dispelling his fuddy-duddy image and restoring him to heroism." -- Justin D. Kaplan Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain "A splendid biography of Ike. I greatly enjoyed reading it--there is never a dull moment." -- Hugh Thomas "Reading Ike is like having a long, engaging conversation with Michael Korda; it's warm, witty, and erudite, especially in the arcane field of military strategy. Korda's biography of a great president is as close to the real man, who was passionate and highly intelligent but also veiled, as we will probably ever have." -- Richard Rhodes, author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb "Undeniably engaging . . . Korda . . . successfully reintroduces the Eisenhower personality that was so popular privately, militarily, and politically." -- Booklist "Korda's fluent writing and insights make this a page-turner and a welcome read for military and political buffs and Eisenhower enthusiasts." -- Library Journal "A pleasure to read. It's filled with rich details of military strategy and descriptive character sketches of colleagues and rivals, including George Patton and Douglas MacArthur, who could have sprung from novels." -- USA Today "Worth reading from beginning to end. . . . Two special strengths of the biography are Korda's attention to detail in the heat of battle and his attention to Ike's only wife, Mamie [Geneva Doud]. . . . Korda's writing style is so pure, so clear, that even battle scenes feel lustrous. . . . Korda is masterful at weaving Mamie's despondency and triumphs throughout the text." -- Denver Post "Michael Korda has produced a sweeping, crisply written account of Eisenhower's meteoric rise through the ranks and his leadership of the war against Nazi Germany. . . . Academics may dismiss Ike: An American Hero as popular history, but most others will read with pleasure a great American story, well told." -- Wall Street Journal "A fluid... biography. . . . His primary goal... is to humanize this mythic figure, and he succeeds." -- New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2007
Dewey Decimal
973.921092
Dewey Edition
22
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