Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
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Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving two terms, from 1953-1961. He was also a former U.S. general in the Army. The former president was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas and died on March 28, 1969. Eisenhower was a graduate from the United mostra altro States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Eisenhower was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942-1943 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-1945 from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO. Eisenhower married Mamie Geneva Doud on July 1, 1916, and they later had two sons. Eisenhower's support of the nation's fledgling space program was modest until the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, gaining the Cold War enemy enormous prestige around the world. He then launched a national campaign that funded not just space exploration but a major strengthening of science and higher education. He rushed construction of more advanced satellites, created NASA as a civilian space agency, signed a landmark science education law, and fostered improved relations with American scientists. He also was in office when both Alaska and Hawaii became part of the United States of America in 1959. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Dwight D. Eisenhower
Report By the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary… (1945) 47 copie
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower : Occupation, 1945; The Chief of Staff (The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower) (1978) 7 copie
Public papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959; containing the public messages,… (1999) 4 copie
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower: NATO and the Campaign of 1952 (Volumes 12 and 13) (1989) 3 copie
The wisdom of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Quotations from Ike's speeches & writings, 1939-1969 (1990) 2 copie
Eisenhower Recipes 2 copie
Entre amigos: Historias que eu conto na intimidade (Seleções - At ease: stories I tell to friends) 1 copia
Prelude to War 1 copia
HISTORIA DE LA GUERRA 1 copia
White House years 1 copia
Facts About the Civil War 1 copia
WWII - The True Glory 1 copia
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TRIBUTES IN EULOGY OF DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER Late a… (1970) 1 copia
Atoms for peace: Dwight D. Eisenhower's address to the United Nations (Milestone documents in the National Archives) (1989) 1 copia
What Eisenhower thinks 1 copia
The Cumulated indexes to the public papers of the Presidents of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961 (1978) 1 copia
Dwight D. Eisenhower papers 1 copia
The Nixon yearbook 1968 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Eisenhower, Dwight David
- Data di nascita
- 1890-10-14
- Data di morte
- 1969-03-28
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Nazione (per mappa)
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Denison, Texas, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Abilene, Kansas, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA - Istruzione
- United States Military Academy (1915)
- Attività lavorative
- President of the United States (1953-1961 ∙ Republican)
soldier
politician
university adminstrator - Relazioni
- Eisenhower, Mamie (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- United States Army
Columbia University
Republican Party
People to People International
Government of the United States (President, 1952-1959) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Time Magazine, Man of the Year (1944)
Time Magazine, Man of the Year (1959)
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Crusade in Europe by Dwight D. Eisenhower ... di Dwight D. Eisenhower
Good WW2 memoir but a bit hard to get through. Shows big picture. See my Goodreads for more.
Used as a printed primary source for my GCMH project while at the NWC. Very helpful and informative source to help build the strategic understanding of the ever-narrowing lens of evidence I used for my paper on logistics during Guadalcanal.
As the title suggests, this is a confortable book to read. I remember when Ike was President, have visited Abilene at least three times, and have visited Mamie's birthplace in Boone, Iowa. Also, my husband's military tour took us to Europe. I could relate to times and places he mentions, making these stories seemingly casual and enjoyable.
It was also interesting to read the background information and behind-the-scenes stories of major events and to read about Ike's disappointments and how his thoughts about his future conflicted with what the military decided he would do.… (altro)
It was also interesting to read the background information and behind-the-scenes stories of major events and to read about Ike's disappointments and how his thoughts about his future conflicted with what the military decided he would do.… (altro)
A good informative read of the WWII Allied Forces campaigns in Africa and Europe, along with much behind-the-scenes action that most Americans never knew about. If this book had been written by our 21st Century Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates ('Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War'), it would have consisted of 3 volumes of 700 pages each.
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