Crusade in Europe - by Dwight D Eisenhower (Paperback)

About the Book

Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of World War II. For many historians, his memoirs of this eventful period of U.S. history have become the single most important record of the war. Crusade in Europe tells the complete story of the war as Eisenhower planned and lived it. Through his eyes, the enormous scope and drama of the war - strategy, battles, moments of fateful decision - become fully illuminated in all their fateful glory. Yet this is also a warm and richly human account. Ike recalls the long months of waiting, planning, and working toward victory in Europe. His personal record of the tense first hours after he had issued the order to attack, and there was no turning back, leaves no doubt of Eisenhower's travail and reveals this great man in ways that no biographer has ever surpassed--Publisher's description.

Book Synopsis

A classic of World War II literature, an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United States. - "Gives the reader true insight into the most difficult part of a commander's life." --The New York Times

Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of World War II. Crusade in Europe tells the complete story of the war as he planned and executed it. Through Eisenhower's eyes the enormous scope and drama of the war--strategy, battles, moments of great decision--become fully illuminated in all their fateful glory. Penned before his Presidency, this account is deeply human and helped propel him to the highest office. His personal record of the tense first hours after he had issued the order to attack leaves no doubt of his travails and reveals how this great leader handled the ultimate pressure. For historians, his memoir of this world historic period has become an indispensable record of the war and timeless classic.

Review Quotes

"Eisenhower gives the reader true insight into the most difficult part of a commander's life."
--The New York Times

"This non-ghost-written book is as simple and as forthright as the innumerable admirers of its author have every right to expect it would be."
--New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review

About the Author

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER was born in 1890 in Denison, Texas, and grew up in Abilene, Kansas. He served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War II and, from 1953 to 1961, as the thirty-fourth president of the United States. He died in Washington, DC, in 1969.