In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commanderΓÇÖs leadership during World War II.
 
Ambrose brings EisenhowerΓÇÖs experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the generalΓÇÖs 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 GeneralΓÇÖs official papers, analyzes EisenhowerΓÇÖs difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of EisenhowerΓÇÖs evolution as a military leaderΓÇöfrom its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.