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The Age of Eisenhower. The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s is a 2018 book written by William I. Hitchcock and published by Simon & Schutser. In the book, Hitchcock covers the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s. Upon its release, the book received generally positive reviews.
In The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s, Hitchcock aims to make three general points about the Eisenhower presidency. First, he shows how Eisenhower established the foundations for a long-term Cold War strategy, instead of Truman’s ad hoc contain-ment approach epitomized by the Korean War.
The Age of Eisenhower is a page-turner masterpiece about what we Americans can accomplish when we try to be and do our best. Will Hitchcock tells the remarkable story of how a values-laden boy from Kansas grew up to and through being a professional soldier to becoming one of the most important—and best—leaders in modern history.
A New York Times bestseller, this is the “outstanding” (The Atlantic), insightful, and authoritative account of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency. Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, The Age of Eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from McCarthyism and the Korean War ...
- William I Hitchcock
- March 05, 2019
- Paperback
Mar 20, 2018 · The Age of Eisenhower is the definitive account of this presidency, drawing extensively on declassified material from the Eisenhower Library, the CIA and Defense Department, and troves of unpublished documents. In his masterful account, Hitchcock shows how Ike shaped modern America, and he astutely assesses Eisenhower’s close confidants, from Attorney General Brownell to Secretary of State ...
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Mar 20, 2018 · The New York Times–bestselling biography: a “complete and powerful assessment” of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency (Booklist, starred review).Drawing on newly declassified documents and thousands of pages of unpublished material, The Age of Eisenhower tells the story of a masterful president guiding the nation through the great crises of the 1950s, from McCarthyism and the Korean War ...
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Dec 3, 2018 · Hitchcock sees Eisenhower as the most representative American from 1945 through 1963, thus justifying the author’s use of the title The Age of Eisenhower to characterize that period. Hitchcock is a specialist in modern European history, more specifically the history of the Cold War, and it is that expertise that helps make this book an important one.
