Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Sep 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by David Colacci

About this audiobook

A classic of World War II literature, an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United States. Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figure of World War II. Crusade in Europe tells the complete story of the war as he planned and executed it. Through Eisenhower's eyes the enormous scope and drama of the war-strategy, battles, moments of great decision-become fully illuminated in all their fateful glory. Penned before his Presidency, this account is deeply human and helped propel him to the highest office. His personal record of the tense first hours after he had issued the order to attack leaves no doubt of his travails and reveals how this great leader handled the ultimate pressure. For historians, his memoir of this world historic period has become an indispensable record of the war and timeless classic.

About the author

Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in 1890 in Denison, Texas, and grew up in Abilene, Kansas. He served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces during World War II and, from 1953 to 1961, as the thirty-fourth president of the United States. He died in Washington, DC, in 1969.

David Colacci has been an actor and a director for over thirty years, and has worked as a narrator for over fifteen years. He has won AudioFile Earphones Awards, earned Audie nominations, and been included in Best of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal.