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Ike: His Life and Times Hardcover – January 1, 1986

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Examines the contradictory interpretations of Dwight David Eisenhower's effectiveness as a leader and analyzes his paradoxical personality--one possessed of strong passions but a weak character, noble instincts but irresolute will, and generous impluses but selfish motives

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By a British historian and biographer of Churchill, this could fairly be subtitled Warts and All. Though not an outright attack on Eisenhower, it is a three-dimensional portrait in which the negative aspects predominate. Ike comes across as a man of endless contradictions, combining "common decency with uncommon deviousness." Brendon lauds his great accomplishments as leader of the wartime coalition, but paints a very unflattering picture of his "shaming compromises" with Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s (which he calls "a classic abdication of responsibility") and his refusal to take a stand on civil rights. Brendon is also critical of the way Ike "turned his country into a global secret policeman." The book is a pleasure to read, however, despite its largely negative point of view, because of Brendon's lucid style, lively sense of humor and psychological insight. Photos.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Presenting his grandfather as the key figure in Nazi Germany's overthrow, David Eisenhower reminds his readers why Ike was so popular in the 1940s and 1950s. The Eisenhower of these pages utilizes the strengths and weaknesses of his subordinates. He perceives the importance of Soviet cooperation in achieving final victory. He balances the complex requirements of coalition warfare. He imposes strategic vision on operations from Overlord to V-E Day. He demonstrates, in short, the qualities of the successful president his grandson proposes to describe in a later volume. For David, the general's blemishes only enhance his stature. Brendon's Eisenhower is unable and unwilling to rise above the limited background of Abilene, Kansas and the U.S. Army. He is indecisive, changing his position to fit his associates. Both authors are remarkably tendentious. Brendon's bitter disappointment at Eisenhower's failure to take 1980s liberal positions on the Cold War, civil rights, etc., is surprising in view of his characterization of Eisenhower as a small-town conservative. If David Eisenhower exaggerates the general's degree of control over events, Brendon minimizes Eisenhower's role in postwar U.S. society. Defeating the Germans demanded a captain approaching greatness whose potential for higher office might be unproven but can not be dismissed with Brendon's facility.Dennis E. Showalter, History Dept., Colorado Coll.,
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; 1st edition (January 1, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 478 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060155086
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060155087
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds
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Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2010
Most biographies of Eisenhower tend toward long and excessively complimentary. Brendon does an excellent job of balancing his subject's strengths and weaknesses in a relatively short book with a style which is both easy to read and dramatic. He is an elegant and incisive writer, with an eye for exactly the right anecdote or quote to capture the essence of a famous personality.

Brendon's much shorter biography of Winston Churchill 
Winston Churchill: A Biography  is equally good. Both are recommended.

Brendon's best book is his outstanding history of the 1930's 
The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s . Brendon does for the interwar period what Tony Judt does for the post-war period in his equally outstanding  Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 .
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019
This is a superb, engaging, thorough single volume biography of Eisenhower. Parts of the first half dealing with Ike’s early life and his command of the European theatre in WWII sometimes flowed like a good novel. The author does not gloss over Eisenhower’s faults & weaknesses, giving these characteristics equal billing to Ike’s strengths. I found it interesting how his faults or weaknesses sometimes worked as strengths, especially while he was in command of the European theater, and then not so much as President. I also think it’s intriguing how after meeting with a group of people, he would come across to some as a dullard, superficial, and others would see him as thoughtful, smart, getting right to the core of an issue. The author’s account of Ike’s relationship with Field Marshall Montgomery is noteworthy for showing how Ike was able to work with Montgomery. This revealed much about Eisenhower and his style of leadership, a style that worked for Ike in wartime commanding a coalition, but questionable (in my view) for conditions he encountered as President.
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Joe Seguin
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2014
This (used) book arrived in excellent condition. It is good reading and very informative about Ike's military and personal life.