Eisenhower: in war and peace [Random House trade paperback edition] 9780679644293, 9780812982886, 0812982886

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English Pages xx, 950 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Year 2012;2013

Eisenhower: in war and peace [Random House trade paperback edition]
9780679644293, 9780812982886, 0812982886

Author / Uploaded
Eisenhower
Dwight D.;Eisenhower
Dwight David;Smith
Jean Edward

Table of contents :
Preface --
Just folks --
The Great War --
The peacetime army --
With Pershing in Paris --
With MacArthur in Washington --
Manila --
Louisiana maneuvers --
With Marshall in Washington --
TORCH --
Baptism by fire --
Sicily --
Supreme Commander --
D-Day --
The liberation of France --
Germany --
Chief of staff --
Columbia --
"I like Ike" --
The Great Crusade --
Eight millionaires and a plumber --
First off the tee --
Dien Bien Phu --
New look --
Heart attack --
Suez --
Little Rock --
Military-industrial complex --
Taps --
Acknowledgments --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Illustration credits --
Index.

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