Further Reading

Learn More About Eisenhower and the Second World War

There are an enormous number of books about both Eisenhower and the Second World War. Below is a small sampling of places to visit and books to read to learn more about Eisenhower and the war in Europe.

Places to Visit

Eisenhower Presidential Library (Abilene, Kansas)
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (Washington, DC)
https://www.nps.gov/ddem/index.htm

Eisenhower National Historic Site (Gettysburg, PA)
https://www.nps.gov/eise/index.htm

Books About Eisenhower

  • Crusade in Europe by Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • My Three Years with Eisenhower by Harry C. Butcher

  • Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda

  • The Supreme Commander by Stephen E. Ambrose

  • Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life by Carlo D’Este

  • Ike the Soldier by Merle Miller

  • Eisenhower Was My Boss by Kay Summersby

  • Past Forgetting by Kay Summersby Morgan

Books About World War II in Europe

  • The Second World War by Winston S. Churchill

  • An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson

  • The Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson

  • The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson

  • Churchill by Andrew Roberts

  • Masters and Commanders by Andrew Roberts

  • The Mantle of Command by Nigel Hamilton

  • Commander in Chief by Nigel Hamilton

  • War and Peace by Nigel Hamilton 

  • Monty by Nigel Hamilton

  • The Memoirs of Field Marshall Montgomery by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

  • Patton by Carlo D’Este

  • George Marshall by David L. Roll

  • The War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle by Charles de Gaulle

  • Diplomat Among Warriors by Robert Murphy

  • The Blast of War by Harold Macmillan