The Supreme Commander, Stephen E. Ambrose
The Supreme Commander, Stephen E. Ambrose
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The Supreme Commander
The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Author: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Unabridged: 32 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/18/2016

Synopsis

In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander’s leadership during World War II.
 
Ambrose brings Eisenhower’s experience of the Second World War to life, showing in vivid detail how the general’s skill as a diplomat and a military strategist contributed to Allied successes in North Africa and in Europe, and established him as one of the greatest military leaders in the world. Ambrose, then the Associate Editor of the General’s official papers, analyzes Eisenhower’s difficult military decisions and his often complicated relationships with powerful personalities like Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, and Patton. This is the definitive account of Eisenhower’s evolution as a military leader—from its dramatic beginnings through his time at the top post of Allied command.

About The Author

Stephen E. Ambrose was the author or co-author of more than thirty books on military affairs and foreign policy. Early in his career he was an associate editor of The Eisenhower Papers, and he later went on to publish the definitive, three-part biography of Eisenhower, as well as many bestselling books of military history, including Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage. He died in 2002.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on September 10, 2012

While rife with adulation for Eisenhower, The Supreme Commander is essential reading for those who yearn for a deeper understanding of the Allied victory in Europe. Ambrose does a very credible job of explaining the challenges facing any commander of a force as large as the one assembled to retake E......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on April 12, 2020

Reading Supreme Commander was another step on the way to understanding my father’s war. He never talked about World War II, where he was, what he saw, or what he did. Heat, he was deeply scarred by it both physically and emotionally. I have spent a part of my life trying to understand it and Stephen......more

Goodreads review by Christine on March 21, 2019

I've read about WWII but not a lot about Eisenhower. I'd always kind of considered him a little boring but this book changed my mind. It was a very detailed account of his wartime successes and failures. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in WWII.......more

Goodreads review by Dale on January 20, 2025

Excellent. Steven Ambrose is very thorough. With interviews and original source material one feels as though you’re there with Eisenhower from the last days of peace for the US until Germany’s surrender. Eisenhower rose from a colonel with no combat experience in December of 1941 to one of a handful......more

Quotes

“Extraordinarily fascinating. . . . General Dwight Eisenhower comes remarkably alive.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Ambrose is that rare breed: an historian with true passion for his subjects.”
—Ken Burns

“Ambrose should be assigned a special, honored place among modern historians. . . . All of us who write or read history are in his debt.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
“A masterful historian.”
—People

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