Book Tag: us president

Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life

Chronicles the Allied commander and future president's unlikely rise to power, tracing his impoverished youth as the son of pacifists, his West Point education, toil under MacArthur in the Philippines, and involvement in D-Day.

Grant

This book paints a complex, largely sympathetic portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, seeking to rescue him from historical caricature and highlight his often-overlooked strengths, particularly his moral compass and commitment to civil rights.