{"title":"Jean Edward Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Edward Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e offers meticulously researched biographies that bring to life the complex characters behind pivotal moments in history. His works provide deep insight into the lives of influential figures, blending thorough scholarship with engaging narrative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect vivid portrayals that illuminate both public achievements and private struggles, particularly within the realms of American history and leadership. His writing suits those seeking thoughtful, well-crafted memoirs and biographies that enrich understanding of significant personalities and events.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eisenhower-in-war-and-peace-by-jean-edward-smith-9780812982886","title":"Eisenhower in War and Peace","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Magisterial.”—\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary volume, Jean Edward Smith presents a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America’s thirty-fourth president. Here is Eisenhower the young dreamer, charting a course from Abilene, Kansas, to West Point and beyond. Drawing on a wealth of untapped primary sources, Smith provides new insight into Ike’s maddening apprenticeship under Douglas MacArthur. Then the whole panorama of World War II unfolds, with Eisenhower’s superlative generalship forging the Allied path to victory. Smith also gives us an intriguing examination of Ike’s finances, details his wartime affair with Kay Summersby, and reveals the inside story of the 1952 Republican convention that catapulted him to the White House.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmith’s chronicle of Eisenhower’s presidential years is as compelling as it is comprehensive. Derided by his detractors as a somnambulant caretaker, Eisenhower emerges in Smith’s perceptive retelling as both a canny politician and a skilful, decisive leader. He managed not only to keep the peace, but also to enhance America’s prestige in the Middle East and throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnmatched in insight, \u003cem\u003eEisenhower in War and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e at last gives us an Eisenhower for \u003cem\u003eour\u003c\/em\u003e time—and for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eEisenhower in War and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] fine new biography . . . [Eisenhower’s] White House years need a more thorough exploration than many previous biographers have given them. Smith, whose long, distinguished career includes superb one-volume biographies of Grant and Franklin Roosevelt, provides just that.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Highly readable . . . [Smith] shows us that [Eisenhower’s] ascent to the highest levels of the military establishment had much more to do with his easy mastery of politics than with any great strategic or tactical achievements.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Always engrossing . . . Smith portrays a genuinely admirable Eisenhower: smart, congenial, unpretentious, and no ideologue. Despite competing biographies from Ambrose, Perret, and D’Este, this is the best.”—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“No one has written so heroic a biography [on Eisenhower] as this year’s \u003cem\u003eEisenhower in War and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e [by] Jean Edward Smith.”—\u003cem\u003eThe National Interest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Dwight Eisenhower, who was more cunning than he allowed his adversaries to know, understood the advantage of being underestimated. Jean Edward Smith demonstrates precisely how successful this stratagem was. Smith, America’s greatest living biographer, shows why, now more than ever, Americans should like Ike.”—George F. Will\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48203500519660,"sku":"9780812982886","price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780812982886-eisenhower-in-war-and-peace-1.jpg?v=1787221351"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jean-edward-smith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}