{"product_id":"9780063355163_the-light-of-battle-eisenhower-d-day-and-the-birth-of-the-american-superpower","title":"The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew from a well-liked general into one of the singular figures of American history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is hands-down the most deeply researched, sensitive, intimate, and nuanced portrait of Eisenhower.\" —DAVID KENNEDY, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for History ^ \"A masterly portrait.\" —General WESLEY CLARK ^ \"Gorgeously written. The only must-read book to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.\" —ALEX KERSHAW, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author ^ STARRED reviews from \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, Kirkus, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 6, 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower addressed the thousands of American troops preparing to invade Normandy, exhorting them to embrace the “Great Crusade” they faced. Then, in a fleeting moment alone, he drafted a resignation letter in case the invasion failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Light of Battle, \u003c\/em\u003eMichel Paradis, acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLast Mission to Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e, paints a vivid portrait of Dwight Eisenhower as he learns to navigate the crosscurrents of diplomacy, politics, strategy, family, and fame with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance. In a world of giants—Churchill, Roosevelt, De Gaulle, Marshall, MacArthur—it was a barefoot boy from Abilene, Kansas, who would master the art of power and become a modern-day George Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon meticulous research and a voluminous body of newly discovered records, letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts from three continents, Paradis brings Eisenhower to life, as a complicated man who craved simplicity, a genial cipher whose smile was a lethal political weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a page-turning pace and an eye for the overlooked, Paradis interweaves the grand arc of history with more human concerns, bringing readers into the private moments that led to Eisenhower’s most pivotal decisions. By deftly integrating the personal and the political, he reveals how Eisenhower’s rise both reflected and was integral to America’s rise as a global superpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching look at how character is forged, and leadership is learned, \u003cem\u003eThe Light of Battle\u003c\/em\u003e breathes new life into the man who made “the leader of the free world” the mantle of the American presidency.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michel Paradis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46905610109077,"sku":"9780063355163","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063355163.jpg?v=1776890001","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063355163_the-light-of-battle-eisenhower-d-day-and-the-birth-of-the-american-superpower","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}