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Eisenhower - Becoming the Leader of the Free World (Hardcover)
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Eisenhower - Becoming the Leader of the Free World (Hardcover)
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"Highly accessible and sprightly written."-Library Journal Winner
of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book Award In this
engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis Galambos follows the career
of Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, offering new insight into this
singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a
peaceful victory in the Cold War. The longtime editor of the
Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than
anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in
Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains
how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career
military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows
how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor
and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly,
and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower
guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful
invasion of France and a decisive victory. After the defeat of Nazi
Germany, he turned to politics and was elected president in 1952.
While today's fiercely partisan political climate makes it
difficult to imagine a president forging consensus in Washington,
that's exactly what Eisenhower did. As America's leader in an era
of profound postwar changes at home and abroad, President
Eisenhower sought a middle way with compromise and coalition
building. He provided his country with firm-handed leadership,
bringing prosperity and peace to the American people in the
dangerous years of the Cold War-an accomplishment that made him one
of the most influential men of the twentieth century. Destined to
be the best short biography of the thirty-fourth president of the
United States, Eisenhower conclusively demonstrates how and why
this master of the middle way became the successful leader of the
free world.
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