{"product_id":"eisenhower-a-soldiers-life-paperback","title":"Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlo D'Este\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eD'Este\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An excellent book . . . D'Este's masterly account comes into its own.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into hardscrabble poverty in rural Kansas, the son of stern pacifists, Dwight David Eisenhower graduated from high school more likely to teach history than to make it. Casting new light on this profound evolution, Eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme Allied commander.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith full access to private papers and letters, Carlo D'Este has exposed for the first time the untold myths that have surrounded Eisenhower and his family for over fifty years, and identified the complex and contradictory character behind Ike's famous grin and air of calm self-assurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike other biographies of the general, \u003ci\u003eEisenhower \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the true Ike, from his youth to the pinnacle of his career and afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo D'Este\u003c\/b\u003e, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a distinguished military historian, is the author of\u003ci\u003e Patton: A Genius for War\u003c\/i\u003e and three other books on World War II, all of which received high praise. He lives in New Seabury, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 880\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52445594124595,"sku":"9780805056877","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YUhRTmV4NGxQY3ZMWGYvY3VVbVJyUT09.webp?v=1758967017","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/eisenhower-a-soldiers-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}