The Supreme Commander: The Battle Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower

On this basic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s management throughout World Battle II.
Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s expertise of the Second World Battle to life, exhibiting in vivid element how the overall’s ability as a diplomat and a army strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of many biggest army leaders on this planet. Ambrose, then the Affiliate Editor of the Basic’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s tough army choices and his usually sophisticated relationships with highly effective personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. That is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a army chief—from its dramatic beginnings by his time on the prime publish of Allied command.