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“Magisterial.”The New York Times

In this extraordinary volume, Jean Edward Smith presents a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America s thirty fourth president. Here is Eisenhower the young dreamer, charting a course from Abilene, Kansas, to West Point and beyond. Drawing on a wealth of untapped primary sources, Smith provides new insight into Ike s maddening apprenticeship under Douglas MacArthur. Then the whole panorama of World War II unfolds, with Eisenhower s superlative generalship forging the Allied path to victory. Smith also gives us an intriguing examination of Ike s finances, details his wartime affair with Kay Summersby, and reveals the inside story of the 1952 Republican convention that catapulted him to the White House.

Praise for Eisenhower in War and Peace

“(A)fine new biography..(Eisenhower s) White House years need a more thorough exploration than many previous biographers have given them. Smith, whose long, distinguished career includes superb one volume biographies of Grant and Franklin Roosevelt, provides just that.”The Washington Post

“Highly readable..(Smith) shows us that (Eisenhower s) ascent to the highest levels of the military establishment had much more to do with his easy mastery of politics than with any great strategic or tactical achievements.”The Wall Street Journal..