D'Este, Carlo, 1936-

Eisenhower : a soldier's life / Carlo D'Este. - New York : Henry Holt & Co., 2003 c 2002. - xi, 848 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

"A John Macrae/Owl book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [809]-822) and index.

Chronicles the Allied commander and future president's unlikely rise to power, tracing his impoverished youth as the son of pacifists, his West Point education, sometimes troubled marriage, toil under MacArthur in the Philippines, contributions to the War Department, and involvement in D-Day.

0805056874 (pbk.) : $18.00 9780805056877 (pbk.)


Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1890-1969 --Career in the military.
Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969.
Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969--Biografías.


United States. Army --Biography.


Generals--United States--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
Presidentes--Estados Unidos.
Estadistas estadounidenses--Biografías.


United States--History, Military--20th century.

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