Eisenhower, John Wukovits
Eisenhower, John Wukovits
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Eisenhower

Author: John Wukovits, General Wesley K. Clark

Narrator: Brian Emerson

Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

This new addition to Wesley Clark’s Great Generals Series features the principal architect of the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II and his relevance today.World War II expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower’s contributions to American warfare. American general and thirty-fourth president of the United States, Eisenhower led the assault on the French coast at Normandy and held together the Allied units through the European campaign that followed.The book reveals Eisenhower’s advocacy in the pre-war years of the tank, his friendships with George Patton and Fox Conner, his service in the Philippines with Douglas MacArthur, and his culminating role as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe. Wukovits skillfully demonstrates how Eisenhower’s evolution as a commander, his military doctrine, and his diplomatic skills are of extreme importance in understanding modern warfare.

About John Wukovits

John Wukovits is a military expert specializing in the Pacific theater of World War II. He is the author of many books, including Tin Can Titans,Hell from the Heavens, For Crew and Country, One Square Mile of Hell, and Pacific Alamo. He has also written numerous articles for such publications as WWII History,Naval History, and World War II. He lives in Michigan.

About Brian Emerson

Brian Emerson is an actor and technical director with a long career in the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas.

About General Wesley K. Clark

General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of A Time to Lead, as well as the bestselling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by George

This biography primarily focused on Eisenhower's war years, with a single brief chapter covering his post-WWII life; combined with a few chapters that discussed growing up in Abilene, the academy and his staff maturation...many years on the staff. It also focuses on his mentors with the effect they......more

Goodreads review by Stuart

Pro: This is a readable and concise history of Eisenhower's career and a good summary of major events and personalities in the European theatre in WWII. Con: The writing style is flat; the praise and foreshadowing are too frequent; many details and perspectives are missing that a more thorough biogra......more

Quotes

“In his highly readable and concise style, John Wukovits has once again succeeded in packing a wealth of information into a single volume on the life of one of the greatest soldier-statesmen in history. He conveys the strength of character and innate leadership of Dwight Eisenhower in a manner which will captivate the reader.” Michael E. Haskew, editor, WWII History Magazine

“John Wukovits now offers a concise portrayal of the commander who served as the chief architect of D-Day and the campaign in northwest Europe.”
Cole C. Kingseed, colonel, US Army (Ret.)

“Wukovits gives us a portrait of a general who devised and sustained a broad-front strategy that led to Germany's unconditional surrender, and a man who never took his eyes off the prize.”
Star-Ledger

“With his depth of research, insightful approach, and clarity of style, the author and military historian John Wukovits has managed to put a human face on one of the twentieth-century’s greatest figures and turn an historical icon into a flesh-and-blood human being.” Flint Whitlock, author of The Fighting First: The Untold Story of the Big Red One on D-Day

“Wukovits’ book is excellently researched, but his greatest merit as an historian is a rare ability to make the past a real, living thing…A superior history of an intensely human man.” Robert Barr Smith, colonel, US Army (Ret.)

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