BIOGRAPHY
HOW A SMALL-TOWN BOY FROM KANSAS BECAME THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD.
EISENHOWER Becoming the Leader of the Free World LOUIS GALAMBOS 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 long-time editor of The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, 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. Destined to be the best short biography of the 34th 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. “Dwight Eisenhower was a mystery to many of those who favored and most of those who opposed him. Louis Galambos, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins and editor of The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, resolves some of that mystery in his succinct, insightful portrait.”—Wall Street Journal AUGUST 296 pages 6 x 9 14 halftones, 1 map 978-1-4214-3926-6 $21.95 ( s) £16.00 p b Also available as an e-book Hardcover edition published in 2018, 978-1-4214-2504-7
Louis Galambos (BALTIMORE, MD) is a research professor in history at Johns Hopkins University. He is an editor of The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower.
Winner of the Kansas State Library’s Kansas Notable Book Award
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