William I. Hitchcock is a professor of history at the University of Virginia and the Randolph Compton Professor at the Miller Center for Public Affairs. A graduate of Kenyon College and Yale University, he is the author of The Age of Eisenhower and The Bitter Road to Freedom: The Human Cost of Allied Victory in World War II Europe, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
"Outstanding."
*The Atlantic*
“Like the supposedly conformist and complacent 1950s, too long
eclipsed by the drama and turbulence of the 1960s, so has Dwight
Eisenhower too long been dismissed as a distracted codger compared
with the youthful president who succeeded him, John F.
Kennedy. Now William I. Hitchcock's trenchant and compelling book
convincingly redresses the balance. He reminds us of the gravity of
the issues at stake in the 1950s—including increasingly violent
clashes over civil rights and the prospect of nuclear
Armageddon—and persuasively portrays Eisenhower as an engaged and
thoughtful leader who deeply shaped the nation's destiny for
decades to come.”
*David M. Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History
Emeritus, Stanford University, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Freedom From Fear*
"A complete and persuasive assessment."
*Booklist (starred review)*
“William Hitchcock has given us an absorbing account of an era that
looms large not only in the long history of the West but in our
time. Dwight Eisenhower helped create a strong, dynamic, and in
many ways enviable America. There were flaws, yes, and dreams
deferred—but taken all in all, Ike’s achievements on the
battlefield and in the public square of peacetime are towering, and
we live still in their long shadow.”
*Jon Meacham, author of DESTINY AND POWER: The American Odyssey of
George H.W. Bush and AMERICAN LION*
"Expansive. . . . Hitchcock discusses the full range of challenges
that occupied Eisenhower across the eight years of his presidency.
. . . [A] rich narrative."
*The Wall Street Journal*
"A splendid biography."
*The Washington Times*
“Eisenhower’s steady hand, deep experience, and seriousness of
purpose served America well during eight perilous years. William
Hitchcock’s insightful and stimulating study couldn’t be more
timely.”
*H. W. Brands, Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History, University of
Texas at Austin, and author of The General vs. the President:
MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War*
“William I. Hitchcock’s The Age of Eisenhower is a superb
synthesis, comprehensive in its coverage of domestic and
international issues, current in its treatment of what the
documents contain, and consistently fair in the conclusions it
reaches. By so successfully showing what’s known about the
Eisenhower era, this book more than any other will shape how the
future remembers it.”
*John Lewis Gaddis, Yale University, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
of George F. Kennan: An American Life*
"The Age of Eisenhower is a page-turner masterpiece about what we
Americans can accomplish when we try to be and do our best. William
Hitchcock tells the remarkable story of how a values-laden boy from
Kansas grew up to become one of the most important—and best—leaders
in modern history."
*Jim Lehrer*
"The best single account of Eisenhower's presidency to date. . . .
A lively and insightful exploration of how Ike's brand of
no-nonsense leadership defined an era."
*The National Interest*
“The definitive single-volume account of this understudied but
highly consequential presidency.”
*The Claremont Review of Books*
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