Becoming Eisenhower: How Ike Rose from Obscurity to Supreme Allied Commander

by Michael Lee Lanning

When Dwight Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915, few would have predicted he was destined for greatness. A middling student, he was denied his first choice of posting, missed overseas service in World War I, spent a dozen years as a major, and never commanded a unit larger than a battalion. Yet the young officer made the most of the opportunities he was given, made a lasting impression on superiors including George Marshall, and eventually...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811773876
• ISBN13: 9780811773874
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 288 Pages