Eisenhower: Soldier and President
- ISBN-10
- 1439508569
- ISBN-13
- 9781439508565
- Series
- Eisenhower
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 635
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06-26
- Author
- Stephen E. Ambrose
Description
Traces Eisenhower's rise to prominence and power in the military and in his political career
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