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Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect, 1890-1952
Eisenhower Soldier General of the Army PresidentElect 18901952 Author:Stephen E. Ambrose Dwight Eisenhower was not exactly born into poverty, but the family's circumstances were at least austere. He was one of seven children; his father, a railway worker. But the family was strong and unified, the youngsters energetic and ambitious. — Ike made it to West Point, where he excelled in sports. He was a natural leader. But it was at L... more »eavenworth years later, as a student at the war college, that his intellectual talent showed itself. He graduated first in his class.
The author draws in a wealth of previously unpublished information to give us this beautiful portrait. As a result Eisenhower emerges as complex, one who as the author states, ". . .was a good and great man."« less