Product Description

Follow ike from his abilene boyhood to his days as supreme allied commander and finally to his legendary tenure at the white house. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 04/26/2005

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39566 in DVD
• Brand: A&E
• Released on: 2005-04-26
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

The missing bio
This is the biography that should have been in with the set, "The Presidents" from the PBS Home Video Collection to complete that set. Ike was a cool peacekeeper managing hot headed generals. It's no surprise the country liked Ike, and both political parties courted him to run for president in their party. This is a short piece which could have been expanded to include so much more, but it is good all the same.

DDE- the greatest American militarist of all-time
Eisenhower was perhaps the greatest military leader our country has ever had next to MacArthur. The 5-star General is a little lacklusterly portrayed in this- not enough violent scenes, but that's something that I'm into and really like, but history buffs would find it to be very informative.

Dwight Eisenhower
Being the big General in Europe in World War II was enough to get Eisenhower two terms. He played golf while the nation dug bomb shelters. Grade-schoolers ducked under their desks in drills as if they would shield them from hydrogen bombs. Elvis Presley fathered modern music and the Sexual Revolution. Eisenhower's chief contribution was the Interstate Highway System. Interstates changed everything. Even numbers like I-40 run east and west. Odd numbers like I-65 run north and south.