{"product_id":"9781637584224-ike-in-love-and-war","title":"Ike in Love and War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Dwight D. Eisenhower Sacrificed Himself to Keep the Peace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwight D. Eisenhower is one of America’s greatest and least appreciated presidents. \u003ci\u003eIke in Love and War\u003c\/i\u003e shows the hidden sacrifices that made Eisenhower remarkable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwight D. Eisenhower is one of America’s greatest and least appreciated presidents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Behind the demeanour that made Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower so popular was a cold-as-steel intelligence that kept his country prosperous and out of danger. Because his operating methods were so deeply hidden, it is only in the past few decades that historians have grasped the full extent of his achievements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIke in Love and War\u003c\/i\u003e shows the hidden sacrifices that made Eisenhower remarkable. It probes the mission that was driving him: the quest to reconcile his skill as a fighter with his mother’s pacifism, which led him to become the greatest \u003ci\u003epeacekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e of his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More than other biographies, this one explores the man’s emotions. It puts the long-standing dispute about his romance with Kay Summersby in a new perspective: tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here is the story of a unique American, the passion and brilliance he kept concealed, the ambition that propelled him, the sacrifices that wore down his health, and the sheer self-mastery that made it all look easy.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It never was.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His achievements are timely as Americans face unprecedented dangers. This is the story of the world Ike made, the things he achieved, and the surprises that may still be in store for us as we strive to understand his life in full.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40929494859873,"sku":"9781637584224","price":24.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31763613.jpg?v=1734596908","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781637584224-ike-in-love-and-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}