Ike: A Great American

by Dwight D. Eisenhower

A good man is hard to find, and finding great men is infinitely harder. But here was one. Dwight D Eisenhower 34th president of the United States, supreme Cmdr. of the Allied forces, devoted husband, son and father, lover of peace, passionate American. Or wherever he went, greatness walked with him. Ike tells a story in the touching introduction by his wife; Mamie, and photographs from the Eisenhower library at Abilene Kansas, in the words of the man himself. Here is the boy who chose for child hood heroes not the white headed Cowboys stars of his peers, but rather such leaders as Hannibal and Caesar and George Washington. Here is the clear thinking West Point cadet, and a young Army officer whose reputation for “woman hating” were shattered by a saucy young lady named Mamie Geneva Dowd. Ike brings the war years to life in the stirring words of Gen. Eisenhower: as supreme commander girding his troops for the invasion of France; as defender of liberty giving his famous VE day speech; as a world citizen delivering the magnificent Guildhall address to the people of London. His greatest leadership challenge came after the war. Everybody liked Ike, and a great many liked him well enough to make him president. Just as he is had inspired his men in wartime, so did he uplift his country in time of peace. His most memorable words ring throughout these pages. Soldier, president, human being Ike present some as he was. It is a rare story of a man who grew out of the heart of America to leave his mark of greatness on the entire world.

60 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Dwight David Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower, nicknamed "Ike", was a General of the Army (five star general) in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953 – 1961). During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.

As President, he oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began the Interstate Highway System.