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Crusade in Europe Paperback – July 2, 1997

by Dwight David Eisenhower (Author)

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Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of World War II. For many historians, his memoirs of this eventful period of U.S. history have become the single most important record of the war. Crusade in Europe tells the complete story of the war as Eisenhower planned and lived it. Through his eyes, the enormous scope and drama of the war―strategy, battles, moments of fateful decision―become fully illuminated in all their fateful glory.

Yet this is also a warm and richly human account. Ike recalls the long months of waiting, planning, and working toward victory in Europe. His personal record of the tense first hours after he had issued the order to attack―and there was no turning back―leaves no doubt of Eisenhower's travail and reveals this great man in ways that no biographer has ever surpassed.

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"Lifting examples or trying to quote from this brilliant account is almost like tearing threads from the Bayeaux tapestry in order to analzyze its beauty... Rich in lessons and satisfaction for soldiers, statesman, and plain citizens of every country."

(Commonweal)

"This non-ghost-written book is as simple and as forthright as the innumerable admirers of its author have every right to expect it would be."

(New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review)

"Eisenhower gives the reader true insight into the most difficult part of a commander's life."

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"[A]n orderly, objective, well-documented account of the war in Western Europe."

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Now in paperback―the definitive insider's account of America's military role in World War II from the man who was perhaps its most important figure.

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (July 2, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 080185668X
ISBN-13: 978-0801856686
UNSPSC Code: 55101500
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.4 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Customer Reviews: 162 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #19891 in Biographies
- #7942 in United States History (Books)
- #1662 in World War II History (Books)

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M. MacGowan

An Eagle Eye View of WWII in Europe

September 10, 2015

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I have been studying WWII for many years. However, FINALLY picking this book up and reading it has led me to tell others that I really wish I would have read it a long time ago. This is a very fascinating, sweeping view of the war in Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Fortress Europe. Gen. Eisenhower provides many great insights and details that only the Supreme Allied Commander could reveal. His relationships with other leaders, American and otherwise, gives much evidence to how difficult it was to hold the whole thing together with so many personalities and egos involved. The detailed strategy and tactics were most enjoyable to read for someone like myself who likes such detail. it might prove a bit much though for somebody who may just be interested in a more general telling of the war in Europe. Plentiful maps and detailed analysis abound in this book. Ultimately, one definitely comes away from it with a better appreciation and understanding of what a great general, strategist, tactician, American, and human being Dwight D. Eisenhower was. George C. Marshall knew what he was doing when he put him in charge.

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James Palmer

After all these years, I finally read Ike's view of the war.

June 4, 2017

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I've read a ton of WWII history, and particularly enjoyed Rick Atkinson's "Liberation Trilogy" of three books "An Army at Dawn," "The Day of Battle," and "The Guns at Last Light," which provided much more detailed analysis. If that's what you are looking for, then Ike's book isn't for you.

But, I did enjoy reading Ike's book at long last, recognizing that it was one of the earliest descriptions of the war in Europe, and his problems and solutions in waging it. I do think he went a bit light on the causes of the huge loss of American lives at Omaha Beach, Monty's shortcomings in his "Market Garden" campaign, and the way the Battle of the Bulge was allowed to happen (Ike does have one sentence about that, which places the blame on himself). Still, this was good insight from his point of view.

Having read so many other books (including Atkinson's ones above) which portrayed British Field Marshall Montgomery as a general pain who was always carping and criticizing, grasping for overall command, and clearly making Ike's job harder, I admired Ike's restraint in hardly mentioning any of that, and not making more than a passing issue of Monty's sometimes over-caution, and other failures. In fact he was generous with his credit to Monty in several cases. I thought it was a pretty darned good book from a man who was not a professional writer, and had many other issues on his mind after the war.

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Kenneth M. Krieger

Excellent resource for WWII study

July 21, 2017

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Excellent resource for WWII study. I greatly enjoyed reading the book. I read some of the mild criticism in a few reviews. The criticisms are well taken. The viewpoint is of a general not willing to criticize those who fought under him. Eisenhower gave credit where credit is due. I was reminded of Caesar writing of his campaigns in Gaul. However, Eisenhower avoids direct criticism. Still, credit withheld, which also comes through clearly, is a form of criticism too. Despite this criticism I still give the book 5 stars for breadth and for the its role as a primary source.

One of the more interesting threads in the book was his friendship with Patton. His praise of Patton as an individual was effusive, his loyalty to Patton was obvious. And yet, Eisenhower gave little credit to Patton for his exploits on the battle field. Contrary to the popular viewpoint, Eisenhower gives little credit to Patton for the Battle of the Bulge. The Normandy breakout is not attributed to Patton, but is broadly ascribed to many commanders. My father, who fought as a corporal in Patton's 3rd Army from D-Day through VE Day, gave Patton more credit in his account to me. I wonder who is right, the soldier or the general?

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Knitter78240

Crusade in Europe

December 6, 2014

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I purchased this book with the purpose of writing a review on the 70th anniversary of the European campaign. My review begins as follows:

I was born before Eisenhower got the nod to become supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe, and in my early years I was a fan of his when he made his bid for the presidency. You could get, for free I’m sure, campaign buttons that said “I Like Ike,” and I had one of those and wore it to school. There was considerable push back from my classmates, because Texas was strongly Democratic at the time.

Anyhow, I was in grade school when Eisenhower became president, and when he left office I was serving aboard an aircraft carrier in the Navy. A lot changed in the country during that time, and Eisenhower’s presentation and his mannerisms had become a familiar part of the American fabric. Reading the book brings a lot of that back. What is most noticeable is that he wrote just like he talked. In contrast to Eisenhower’s reserved tone, Winston Churchill’s delivery in The Second World War is almost shrill. This book would put you to sleep if the subject matter were not so intense.

Up front I’m going to give the plot away. We won. At the time George C. Marshall was Army Chief of Staff, and Churchill, though he admired Eisenhower as a commander, was sure that Marshall would get the job of commanding Allied forces in the invasion of France. It was Franklin Roosevelt’s choice, and it turned out to be the right one.

The complete review can be found here:

http://skeptic78240.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/crusade-in-europe/

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Susan Petrunya

August 22, 2019

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An excellent account of the military actions during world war two. Without going into specifics Eisenhower gave the reader an overview of the military conflicts and explained the end of the long campaign to end the war. He knew that other writers would dissect individual battles, he realized that every battle was needed to defeat the enemy. After reading this book I gained a new appreciation of the tremendous job he did and how much the world owes him for its peace.

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