Dwight D. Eisenhower
by Tom Wicker
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Author: Tom WickerEditor: Arthur M. Schlesinger
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-05
ISBN: 0805069070
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Times Books
Book Reviews of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Book Review: A Weak Entry In An Otherwise Strong Series
Summary: 1 Stars
I have read all of the books in the "American Presidents" series published thus far, and this is a very disappointing entry in an otherwise great series. Tom Wicker is a journalist, not a historian, and it shows. He merely presents a narrative chronology of Eisenhower's presidency, devoting only a few paragraphs to his life before he entered the Oval Office. In what is essentially a long magazine article, you never learn a thing about Eisenhower as a person, and Eisenhower emerges as a two-dimensional figure, not the fascinating man that he was. Worst of all, Wicker is so one-sided in his coverage, he tries to find fault in even Eisenhower's unmitigated successes. This ends up simply a book-length critique. It is blinkered and one-sided, with no sense of perspective or context. There are many better biogrpahies of Eisenhower available. Skip this one.
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