A lieutenant colonel at 50 with no military future ahead of him in the stifling betweenthewars promotion system, eisenhower became, in little more than three years and three months, a. A soldiers life by carlo deste 2002, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at. Ike eisenhower to new generations of americans who. His mother was a lutheran, married as a river brethren, and later became a jehovahs witness. A soldiers life 9780805056860 by deste, carlo and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. He is best known for his critically acclaimed biography patton. A soldiers life by carlo deste was published in 2002 and remains one of the most frequently read books on the thirtyfourth president. A soldiers life, ike, monty and patton all get a measure of respect. Carlo deste, an accomplished world war ii historian, attempts to introduce dwight d.
Eisenhower, however, did not belong to any organized church until 1952. The third son of david and ida stover eisenhower, david dwight his. A soldiers life, published by henry holt and company. Eisenhower, american president, born october 14, 1890. The washington post book worldborn 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. A soldiers life stands tall in this forest by virtue of the authors insistence on a toooften forgotten rule of biographers. Casting new light on this profound evolution, eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme allied. A genius for war comes a compelling new account of the transformation of. His writing flowed well and felt like a story and he really brought ikes life alive.
A soldiers life stands tall in this forest by virtue of the authors. Though deste doesnt neglect eisenhower s early years his sketch of the mans rambunctious west point years is hearteningly entertaining. Eisenhower, as supreme commander of allied forces during world war ii, led the massive invasion of nazioccupied europe that began on dday. Deste is a biographer, a military historian and a retired lt. A soldiers life was my first introduction to carlo deste and he didnt disappoint although i would say that he is likely not my favorite author that still is no discredit to his ability. There is hardly a shortage of books about dwight eisenhower, but carlo destes eisenhower. A soldiers life from the worlds largest community of readers. Casting new light on this profound evolution, eisenhower chronicles the unlikely, dramatic rise of the supreme allied commander. For eisenhower, a man unused to publicly expressing his emotions, it was a painfully moving, yet exhilarating experience, and the closest he would come to being one of them. The hardest job on the longest day the new york times. Eisenhower was born david dwight eisenhower, and raised in abilene, kansas, in a large family of mostly pennsylvania dutch ancestry.
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