Stephen Ambrose Summary

It is not often that an historian joins the ranks of authors on the bestseller lists, but Stephen E. Ambrose has managed to do just that with a clutch of historical accounts of World War II--including... Read more

In the following review, Keegan offers positive evaluation of Ambrose's two-volume biography of Eisenhower. “Eisenhower,” this magnificent biography begins [Eisenhower: Soldier... Read more

In the following excerpted review essay, Strong offers positive evaluation of Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962, but concludes that many questions about Nixon's personal motivatio... Read more

In the following review, Wilz offers positive evaluation of Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect, 1890-1952 and Eisenhower: The President. Three years after leaving the White H... Read more

In the following review of Eisenhower: The President, Parmet concludes that Ambrose's work is “by far the best and most authoritative Eisenhower biography available.” “E... Read more

In the following essay, Jaschik discusses Ambrose's scholarly interests, his use of oral history to compose D-Day, June 6, 1944, and critical reaction to his portrayal of the Normandy invasion ... Read more

In the following excerpt, d'Este concludes that D-Day, June 6, 1944 is “enormously readable and will undoubtedly become a standard work of its genre,” despite its overemphasis on ... Read more

In the following review, Harden offers positive assessment of Undaunted Courage. Feeling unmoved? Sensing perhaps that you live in uninteresting times? Weary of politicians who define vision as kic... Read more

In the following review, Wood offers favorable evaluation of Undaunted Courage. The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806 is the greatest adventure of exploration in American history. The ... Read more

In the following review, Boyle concludes that Eisenhower: A Centenary Assessment is “a useful addition to scholarship on Eisenhower.” In 1990, on the occasion of the one hundredth ann... Read more

In the following review of Undaunted Courage, Furtwangler concludes that Ambrose fails to capture the literary and larger philosophical dimensions of the book's subject. This book has had wi... Read more

In the following review, Lamar offers favorable evaluation of Undaunted Courage, praising Ambrose's narrative skill and successful effort to humanize Meriwether Lewis. Stephen E. Ambrose, th... Read more

In the following review, Weinberg offers favorable assessment of Nothing Like It in the World. When I was young, the building of the interstate highway system transformed the U.S. The obstacles wer... Read more

In the following review, Harwood offers positive assessment of Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962. Richard Nixon marked his 74th birthday on Jan. 9, one of those bittersweet occasions,... Read more

In the following review of Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962, Hoff-Wilson finds weaknesses in Ambrose's reliance on dubious primary sources and his lack of original analysis. O... Read more

In the following review of Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962, Blumenthal writes that Ambrose's “old-fashioned sort of biography” serves as a “standard”... Read more