Eisenhower and Churchill: The Partnership That Saved the World
by Humes, James C
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0761525610
- ISBN 13
- 9780761525615
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Synopsis
Although born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill--the two titans of the greatest generation--led remarkably parallel lives whose paths would intersect during history's most harrowing days. Through their youth, education, and military training, both men experienced similar triumphs and failures that shaped their lives, though they met only for the first time upon the eve of war in 1941.Eisenhower and Churchill tells the magnificent story of these two great leaders and their exemplary partnership in war and peace. Through enlivened pages and fascinating anecdotes, author James C. Humes illuminates the human side of each man, who had more in common with each other than a world war. You'll discover the extraordinary stories of how both were born to domineering mothers and failed fathers, both did not qualify for the military academy on the first try, both were traumatized by experiences in World War I, both were talented writers, and both lost a child in the very same year (1921). Remarkably, each man did not warm to the other at first; but as they worked together, their respect for one another grew to become a powerful friendship that lived long after the echoes of war had receded into the past.As allies, they shared a hatred for tyranny and led the world through the greatest war of the twentieth century. As friends, they shared a sense of trust and cooperation that should be raised as a standard. Containing new research and memorable insights, Eisenhower and Churchill brings to life the two lions of the twentieth centruy."Who would not welcome an intimate book about Churchill and Eisenhower, and who is better situated to write it than Professor Humes, who knew them both, and studiously--and ardently--records their careers and their friendship?"--William F. Buckley Jr."James C. Humes's Eisenhower and Churchill is a wonderful dual biography laced with lively anecdotes, engaging prose, and shrewd analysis. A truly welcome addition to our growing literature on the Second World War."--Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and director of the Eisenhower Center, University of New OrleansFrom the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Bungalow Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25254
- Title
- Eisenhower and Churchill: The Partnership That Saved the World
- Author
- Humes, James C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0761525610
- ISBN 13
- 9780761525615
- Publisher
- Prima Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Roseville, CA
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- 0761525610, World War, 1939-1945; Biography., Eisenhower, Dwight D.; (Dwight David),; 1890-1969., Churchill, Winston,; 1874-1965., Prime ministers; Great Britain; Biography., Generals; United States; Biography., Signed, FIRST Edition, JAMES C. Humes
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