From Library Journal
This book in a new series successfully integrates Eisenhower's military and political careers. Burk, while never quite able to forgive his subject for not being a liberal, emphasizes Eisenhower's personal values, as opposed to the manipulative skills more often praised by his defenders. Individualism and personal responsibility, self-interest in a general cause, led Eisenhower to the top of his profession and brought victory in war. His application of these principles to the problems of the presidency was natural. Their limited success was inevitable, Burk feels, given the complex, contradictory nature of U.S. society in the 1950s. Recommended as an introduction to Stephen Ambrose's monumental volumes on Eisenhower as soldier ( LJ 9/1/83) and president ( LJ 9/15/84). Dennis Showalter, History Dept., Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
