pickIt took awhile to read but it helped me understand the integrity of Eisenhower and his point of view on WW2. At the end he says that it was proven that a collaboration of allies could defeat a strong and evil foe to preserve liberty. He could have said more about Russia, but it was too soon.
so-so45/150 This was an interesting moment in American history, when the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States, toured the country, was welcomed by Hollywood stars and generally treated like a ally. The book is a bit repetitive, Khrushchev acts the buffoon, then loses his temper and throws a tantrum, apologizes and then it starts again at the next location visited. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫
I am starting Ike‘s war memoirs from 1946. I am into that era!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Solid presidential biography that includes much more detail of his military career than his presidency. I didn‘t realize he had a relationship with a British woman while he was in Europe during WWII and that he at least considered leaving his wife to marry her. Interesting book if presidential biographies are your thing!
The only gold cover I could find 🤷♀️
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📖 The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck. Some people might not consider it a how to book, but I've found it very helpful in relieving stress and anxiety.
📖 Any kind of history, but lately I've been reading a lot about pandemics and the climate change catastrophe.
📖 Erik Larson, Richard Preston and Evan Thomas.
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pickHilariously entertaining read about the Soviet leader's ultimately doomed attempt to 'thaw' out the Cold War in 1959 by inviting VP Nixon to Moscow and then visiting the US a few months later. Khrushchev (abbreviated to K in newspaper headlines) was a larger-than-life figure and journalist Peter Carlson captures him in all his buffoonish glory. This is history lite but also history at its most entertaining & surreal. Fact stranger than fiction.
pickI knew Eisenhower for three things. His campaign slogan, “I like Ike”, the Interstate Highway System and his warning of the Military Industrial Complex. Dismissed as a great General he was a do nothing President who just happened to have led during America‘s Post War Boom. This book credits him as being a much more adept President. Establishing our position in the Cold War. And despite warning us of the Military Industrial Complex, created it.
