Description
Eisenhower is the president who established America as a superpower. He had already launched his reputation as the leading US military figure in the Second World War and then as supreme commander of the land forces of the newly created NATO. This book looks at how Eisenhower held power in the political field, and to what extent his political career was a success.
For readers interested in 20th Century American History.
Eisenhower is a succinct analytical evaluation of Eisenhower's presidency that argues that he embodied the spirit of his time and exuded power in a subtle manner.
About the Author
Peter G. Boyle is senior Lecturer in US History at the University of Nottingham, where he has taught since 1967. He is editor of the Churchill-Eisenhower Correspondence, 1953-55 and America Soviet Relations, 1917-1991: From the Russian REvolution to the Fall of Communism.
Reviews
"Boyle has provided a balanced interpretation that should challenge students to possibly re-evaluate their views of Eisenhower."
H-Net reviews
"a lucid, balanced and well-argued analysis well written and very well researched in both primary and secondary sources."
Iwan Morgan, History Tthe Journal of the Historical Association, Vol. 91, Iss.4, Number 304, October 2006
'A well crafted and concise synthesis that succeeds in discussing insightfully a diverse body of literature and in encouraging historians to assess Dwight Eisenhower in a new and more positive way.'
Robert Mason, University of Edinburgh
Book Information
ISBN 9780582287204
Author P.G. Boyle
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Longman
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 606g
Dimensions(mm) 150mm * 250mm * 15mm
