The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II.
 
Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a military leader—from its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.
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The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II.
 
Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a military leader—from its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.
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The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower

by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower

by Stephen E. Ambrose

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In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II.
 
Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a military leader—from its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780307946621
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/17/2012
Pages: 768
Sales rank: 150,524
Product dimensions: 5.22(w) x 7.98(h) x 1.32(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Stephen E. Ambrose was the author or co-author of more than thirty books on military affairs and foreign policy. Early in his career he was an associate editor of The Eisenhower Papers, and he later went on to publish the definitive, three-part biography of Eisenhower, as well as many bestselling books of military history, including Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage. He died in 2002.

Date of Birth:

January 10, 1936

Date of Death:

October 13, 2002

Place of Birth:

Whitewater, Wisconsin

Place of Death:

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Education:

B.A., University of Wisconsin; M.A., Louisiana State University, 1958; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1963

Table of Contents

Book 1The First Two Years
Part IWashington to London [December 1941--June 1942]3
Chapter 1Debacle in the Pacific7
Chapter 2Establishing the Organization and the Strategy20
Chapter 3"Bolero": the Build-Up in England36
Part IILondon to Gibraltar [June 1942--December 1942]3
Chapter 4The Theater Commander54
Chapter 5The Blackest Day in History64
Chapter 6The Transatlantic Essay Contest78
Chapter 7Preparing the "Torch"97
Chapter 8The Invasion of North Africa111
Chapter 9The Darlan Deal125
Chapter 10The First Campaign137
Part IIIOpening the Mediterranean [January 1943--July 1943]149
Chapter 11Conference at Casablanca150
Chapter 12Kasserine Pass166
Chapter 13Climax in Tunisia177
Chapter 14The Local Political Mess191
Chapter 15Preparing "Husky": March--July 1943205
Chapter 16Sicily218
Part IVThe Italian Campaign [July 1943--December 1943]235
Chapter 17The Beginning236
Chapter 18The Italian Surrender Negotiations251
Chapter 19Salerno267
Chapter 20Stalemate in Italy283
Chapter 21The Big Appointment295
Chapter 22Preparing for "Overlord"310
Chapter 23Epilogue: Eisenhower on the Eve of "Overlord"319
Book 2Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
Part IThe Preparation [January 1944--June 1944]329
Chapter 1"We Cannot Afford to Fail"331
Chapter 2The "Anvil" Debate349
Chapter 3The Transportation Plan363
Chapter 4Le Grand Charles and Other Political Problems377
Chapter 5Worries of a Commander392
Part IIThe Invasion [June 1944--September 1944]411
Chapter 6The Sixth of June412
Chapter 7Stalemate425
Chapter 8"Crossbow" and "Anvil" Again442
Chapter 9Breakout459
Chapter 10The Liberation of Parts479
Chapter 11Crossing the Seine and a New Command Structure492
Part IIIThe German Recovery [September 1944--December 1944]503
Chapter 12Arnhem and Antwerp504
Chapter 13Single Thrust Vs. Broad Front in Retrospect527
Chapter 14A Dreary Autumn536
Chapter 15The Bulge553
Chapter 16Showdown With Montgomery, De Gaulle, and Brooke571
Chapter 17Duties and Responsibilities590
Part IVThe Last Campaign [January 1945--May 1945]605
Chapter 18The Rhineland Battles606
Chapter 19Crossing the Rhine and a Change in Plan618
Chapter 20Controversy with the British632
Chapter 21Victory649
Glossary669
Note672
Index714
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