Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World
- ISBN-10
- 1421439263
- ISBN-13
- 9781421439266
- Series
- Eisenhower
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-08-04
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Author
- Louis Galambos
Description
Destined to be the best short biography of the thirty-fourth president of the United States, Eisenhower conclusively demonstrates how and why this master of the middle way became the successful leader of the free world.
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