CRUSADE IN EUROPE

Nothing recommends this audiobook so much as the genius, forthrightness, and brilliance of its author, who was central to the history he relates. So distinct and powerful is the soldierly intelligence that Eisenhower exudes that it's no wonder he was elected president in 1952. He takes us through the European campaign as Supreme Allied Commander and freely acknowledges both his own mistakes and the successes of those who served him. Reader Michael Prichard's rich voice soldiers through the narrative in a run-of-the-mill reading. But Eisenhower shines. D.R.W. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 02]