01556cam a2200325 i 4500 2643896381 TxAuBib 20251218120000.0 080603s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060756666 pbk. 0060756667 pbk. (OCoLC)230342519 TxAuBib rda Ike : an American hero / Michael Korda. First Harper Perennial edition. New York, NY : Harper, 2008. xx, 779 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published in hardback by HarperCollins in 2007. Includes bibliographical references (pages 743-747) and index. The making of a hero -- Command -- Victory -- The White House years. This biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower places particular emphasis on his brilliant generalship and leadership in World War II, and provides, with the advantage of hindsight, a far more acute analysis of his character and personality than any previously available, reaching the conclusion that he was perhaps America's greatest general and one of America's best presidents -- From publisher description. 20251218. United States Army Biography. Presidents United States Biography. Generals United States Biography. Heroes United States Biography.