Eisenhower

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Summary: A quick 600 pages
Review: Very well written, it lends itself to being read in a few days. It portrays Ike as a very complex and multifaceted man, much more than I had expected before reading it. I remember, not being able to wait until Ike goes to war in Europe. But actually the African Campaign is the most tedious reading in the book. The most entertaining part of the book, was the political intrigue of the presidency, which I enjoyed immensly. Still, I wish that there had been more about Ike's relationship with Nixon and more explanation of his mysterious final address, in which he spoke of the growing power of the military-industrial complex.

Rating:
Summary: Easy Read, Hits Major Events in even-handed way
Review: Yes, there is too much on Kay Summersby. Today, do we really care if they did or they didn't? Well, perhaps the Ken Starr crowd does. I liked the book cause I felt like the guy was objective. No small feat with a recent president. I believe Perret when he says Eisenhower was a great soldier, and a fair to good president.

The book shines when discussing Ike's decision to run for president. I believe Perret when he said it was primarily to stop Taft and MacArthur...for that Americans should be thankful. Ike did a good job on missle defense, again, Americans should be thankful. But Ike trusted people he should not have, especially John Foster Dulles and his brother who led American down a path of interventionism that cost thousands of lives and unnecessarily made America enemy #1 in too many parts of the globe. And Ike lied about it later. I guess no one is a saint. For this very human account, I recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: Easy Read, Hits Major Events in even-handed way
Review: Yes, there is too much on Kay Summersby. Today, do we really care if they did or they didn't? Well, perhaps the Ken Starr crowd does. I liked the book cause I felt like the guy was objective. No small feat with a recent president. I believe Perret when he says Eisenhower was a great soldier, and a fair to good president.

The book shines when discussing Ike's decision to run for president. I believe Perret when he said it was primarily to stop Taft and MacArthur...for that Americans should be thankful. Ike did a good job on missle defense, again, Americans should be thankful. But Ike trusted people he should not have, especially John Foster Dulles and his brother who led American down a path of interventionism that cost thousands of lives and unnecessarily made America enemy #1 in too many parts of the globe. And Ike lied about it later. I guess no one is a saint. For this very human account, I recommend it.