Crusade in Europe
A Personal Account of World War II

I would definitely say that I hold Dwight Eisenhower in a high regard as a World War Two commander; he didn’t command armies personally per say, but he had the task of coordinating the forces of the Western Allies, drawing up their strategy, and making sure they were operating smoothly and efficient......more

I am currently reading this vast memoir of Supreme Allied Commander, General Eisenhower. It is vast in it's scope, covering his experiences from the days after Pearl Harbor was bombed, to the immediate aftermath of the surrender of Germany. In it, he speaks of the master strategies that he planned t......more

Interesante hagiografía (casi) de precampaña presidencial.- Género. Biografía (porque aunque tenga mucha Historia detrás, no deja de ser una autobiografía). Lo que nos cuenta. Relato, de la mano del propio protagonista, de las vivencias y experiencias de Eisenhower (castrenses nada más) desde que empi......more

Very interesting. Eisenhower early on gets the media on side. He also focuses on lesser generals (Come on does anyone ACTUALLY know Devers and Hodges were. I didn't. Now the fault. The prose is very dry. In the hands of a better writer Ike's story WOULD have been exciting stuff but not here. Out the......more