Eisenhower - Soldier-Statesman of the American Century

Provides an insightful and concise account of America's foremost warrior-diplomat

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Douglas Kinnard s books include Presiden Eisenhower and Strategy Management: A Study in Defense Politics, Ike 1890-1990: A Pictorial History, and The Certain Trumpet: Maxwell Taylor and the American Experience in Vietnam. A graduate of West Point, he served his country during three wars, retiring as a brigadier general. During his academic career, he held the posts of chief of military history for the U.S. Army and director of the Center for Military History. He joined the political science faculty of the University of Vermont in 1977 and was named professor emeritus in 1984. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

Zusammenfassung

Dwight David Eisenhower proudly claimed that he "came from the very heart of America." Yet it could be argued that, despite those provincial beginnings, no other American exerted more influence on world history during the twentieth century.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Douglas Kinnard
• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.09.2002
• EAN: 9781574883992
• ISBN: 978-1-57488-399-2
• Seiten: 128
• Abmessung: 124 mm x 212 mm x 16 mm
• Gewicht: 277 g
• Serien: Military Profiles; Military Profiles (Hardcover); Military Profiles (Hardcover)
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges