This is a biography of the thirty-fourth president of the United States from his childhood in Texas and Kansas to his final years as a celebrated general and a respected leader.

A peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America's thirty-fourth president.

A biography of the commanding general of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II who became the thirty-fourth president of the United States.

In 1944, Americans were fighting in World War II. As a general, Dwight D. Eisenhower planned a huge attack and helped win the war. How did Eisenhower's experience in the military shape his two terms as president? In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn about Eisenhower's early life, his achievements as president, and the many ways he is remembered today. Each 24-page book in this series features controlled text with age-appropriate...

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