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The book has 16 pages of black and white photographs, and these are printed on glossy white paper. Condensed from a 2-volume edition. This book is a graduation gift for our grandson so we haven't unsealed it or read it so our review is not on the cont... Read More
This is an 'amazing' book - a required reading for anyone who loves reading about wwii. This is a book that gives a lot of detail dealing with a man that lead the allies to victory in europe during wii. All i can say is that we were blessed as a natio... Read More
One of the most impressive things about ambrose’s ‘eisenhower’ is that he maintains a steadfast objectivity. We see the relentless pressure that * was under as allied commander. Ambrose concludes his story by saying the american people liked * because... Read More
The ambrose eisenhower volume goes into some detail in the immediate post-war till he became president-elect in 1952. Eisenhower is truly an american hero; someone whose integrity and intelligence carried the allies to victory in the war; someone who ... Read More
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Ambrose writes well and vividly - it's just a bad biography. This biography reads like a history textbook. The writing lacks any sense of the real drama surrounding eisenhower.
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Quality
Good and bad are treated equally and pretty objectively
In the relationship he had with the marshal
Macarthur and patton were the geniuss of this era but eisenhower was the man who walked the balanced path of humility and servi... Read More
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A very good overview of one our finest men that america produced and even though he was not as desisive at times was one of our... Read More
Professor ambrose will rank among the preeminent historians of the 20th century
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I had him initially rated below average then poor
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Seemed to me he let history and the reader draw hisher own conclusions
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Having said that ambroses portrait of eisenhower the man reveals a man i would have no interest in knowing personally
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Professor ambrose will rank among the preeminent historians of the 20th century
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Military academy at west point was not necessarily a first choice nor did cadet eisenhower distinguish himself the academy
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However his was the class of 1915 the one the stars shone upon as that class included not only eisenhower but omar bradley and several other graduates that achieved flag rank
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That operation had been called roundup and had it succeeded the western powers would conceivably been in berlin while the red army was still on their side of the dniepr
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What torch proved however and professor ambrose makes this point the allied armies in 1942 were largely british in composition and this force was not prepared to make such an assault in 1942
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