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Crusade in Europe Paperback – 15 July 1997

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Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of World War II. For many historians, his memoirs of this eventful period of U.S. history have become the single most important record of the war. Crusade in Europe tells the complete story of the war as Eisenhower planned and lived it. Through his eyes, the enormous scope and drama of the war--strategy, battles, moments of fateful decision--become fully illuminated in all their fateful glory. Yet this is also a warm and richly human account. Ike recalls the long months of waiting, planning, and working toward victory in Europe. His personal record of the tense first hours after he had issued the order to attack--and there was no turning back--leaves no doubt of Eisenhower's travail and reveals this great man in ways that no biographer has ever surpassed.
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    608 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Johns Hopkins University Press
  4. Publication date
    15 July 1997
  5. Dimensions
    13.97 x 3.58 x 21.59 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    080185668X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0801856686
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'Lifting examples or trying to quote from this brilliant account is almost like tearing threads from the Bayeaux tapestry in order to analzyze its beauty... Rich in lessons and satisfaction for soldiers, statesman, and plain citizens of every country.' -- Commonweal'This non-ghost-written book is as simple and as forthright as the innumerable admirers of its author have every right to expect it would be.' -- New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review'Eisenhower gives the reader true insight into the most difficult part of a commander's life.' -- New York Times'n orderly, objective, well-documented account of the war in Western Europe.' -- Saturday Review of Literature

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Born in 1890 in Denison, Texas, Dwight D. Eisenhower grew up in Abilene, Kansas. He served as Supreme Commander of Allied forces during World War II and, from 1953 to 1961, as 34th president of the United States. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1969.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Johns Hopkins University Press; 1st edition (15 July 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 608 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080185668X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801856686
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 3.58 x 21.59 cm
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Rod Lampard
5.0 out of 5 stars In depth and strangely relevant
Reviewed in Australia on 18 September 2016
I knew very little about Eisenhower before reading this. The book in its entirety is a chronological recount of his role in the European theatre during WW2. On the subject of the Allies, military strategy, and leadership this is a primary source without equal.
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Alexandre Bittencourt Ramos
5.0 out of 5 stars It is worth it!
Reviewed in Brazil on 19 June 2023
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Want to understand about the war, who fought in it?
Yeah, yeah, both military and President of the USA.
The author, is in favor of freedom of expression, the free press, even the "press consortium", and the freedom of man "both men and women".
He is staunchly anti-Communist.
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Lincoln Admirer
5.0 out of 5 stars Raw history told by a maker
Reviewed in the United States on 22 November 2020
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Overall, a very interesting book.

Plus factors
+ It was fascinating to hear about WWII in Europe as recounted by the America and Britain's Supreme Commander in that theater.
+ From a personal development and management perspective, I learned something about prioritization, effective execution, relationship building and organizational skills.
+ It was interesting to read about Ike's interactions with historical figures such as Churchill, FDR and General Zhukov - probably the greatest general in WWII.
+ Ike's insight is enduring, such as when he writes: "The democracies must learn that the world is now too small for the rigid concepts of national sovereignty that developed in a time when the nations were self-sufficient and self-dependent for their own well-being and safety. None of them today can stand alone. No radical surrender of national sovereignty is required—only a firm agreement that in disputes between nations a central and joint agency, after examination of the facts, shall decide the justice of the case by majority vote and thereafter shall have the power and the means to enforce its decision. This is a slight restriction indeed on nationalism and a small price to pay if thereby the peoples who stand for human liberty are better fitted to settle dissension within their own ranks or to meet attack from without."
+ All of these so far outweigh the significant flaws below that I still give the book five stars.

Minus factors
- Ike is brilliant but not a great writer. This book could have used a good editor. It contained too much jargon and didn't develop the character of the generals. In terms of writing quality, Max Hastings' "Infero" is superior and a better introduction for those who have not read about WWII.
- The book was too long. It contained lots of detail without an apparent point other than to recount historical facts.
- Ike didn't acknowledge any serious faults or mistakes. He sounded defensive about the Battle of the Bulge and letting Monty pursue his failed Market Garden campaign.
- Ike's political ability to build strong relationships and maintain alliances was a weakness in this book. At times Ike's praise of people was over the top and he sounded like a politician sucking up. Ike was insufficiently critical of weak generals like Montgomery, apparently not wanting to offend the British. Ike also did not give enough credit to Patton, the one and only US general the Germans feared. Instead, Ike spent too many pages in making Patton sound unbalanced and not enough pages on Patton's accomplishments in turning things around in North Africa, breaking out of Normandy, and coming to the rescue in the Battle of the Bulge.
- Ike omitted how much more sacrifice the Russians made in bearing the brunt of the war. For the most part, Ike did not mention the incredible numbers in terms of Russian casualties, deaths etc.
- Ike did not give the German army its due in terms of its effectiveness, putting aside how evil Germany was. Ike's bragging about the two Germans to one American loss ratio as the Allies overran Germany omitted that the overall balance of the loss ratio during the war was well in Germany's favor.
- Ike should have spent more time on the Holocaust and camps.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mastery over his work
Reviewed in India on 18 November 2019
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This is from Dwight D Eisenhower himself-in simple prose and without any affectations.describes things in a 'matter of fact ' way .It is very endearing to those who want to know the truth and anyone with out bias towards German or Russian etc. wonderful historical text.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfied.
Reviewed in Canada on 30 May 2015
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Just as advertized. Delivery on time. Very satisfied.
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Philip Mayo
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent first hand account of an epic time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2013
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Published in 1948 this book is so close to the events in time, and also in the person of the actual author, that one could be forgiven for suspecting that perhaps the passage of time and the treatment of the subject by others further removed, might produce a better, or more accurate, history. Well, perhaps that is a fair observation, but I have read many books on WW2 and this one stands as my joint favourite, along with Churchill's magnificent "The Second World War", again a history bound to be somewhat slanted by the author's personal involvement with the momentous events described. The two books taken together very much show, in certain instances, how each man viewed the same events and decisions from quite different perspectives.

This book, "Crusade in Europe", deals almost exclusively with the European campaign and Eisenhower's own involvement in it. I found it to very lucidly present the progression of the war from the North African campaign (Operation Torch) through Sicily, Italy and finally the incredible undertaking of the Normandy landings (Overlord), through to Germany's unconditional surrender on 07/05/1945 - effective from midnight on the 8th. A myriad of background military and political facts are included along with ongoing observations and recollections of personalities involved and of how decisions regarding strategy and tactics were reached. It is undoubtedly an extraordinary achievement that such a virtually flawless level of cooperation and cohesion was arrived at between the British Empire and her US allies under the overall leadership in the European theatre of one man - Eisenhower. That this unity was achieved is clearly a reflection on his exceptional abilities to deal with a multitude of competing high-ego personalities in a way which allowed all involved to ultimately defer to his authority with respect and confidence. Success in building this relationship must also be credited to the political leaders involved, Churchill and Roosevelt, particularly Churchill who had to eat some pie (not too humbly!) on a number of occasions when his own strong feelings regarding strategy were overruled by the Commander in Chief. And Eisenhower had the ability to personally and solely take some decisions, in the face of opposing advice, in relation to mind numbingly frightening options, not the least of which was his final "go" for Overlord to begin. Had he been wrong the consequences would have been too horrific for most men to even contemplate. He was the right man for the time and his account is mandatory reading for all who are interested in the history of those extraordinary times.

Incidentally, I read the Kindle edition, which I found excellent, but I used Google maps in conjunction with it to keep track of where everything was happening. I feel sure I would do the same even with the print edition as a side by side map with the book really brings the entire story alive.
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