![]() ![]() ![]() Americans are justly proud of the role their country played in liberating Europe from Nazi tyranny. A graduate of Kenyon College and Yale University, he is the author of The Age of Eisenhower and The Bitter Road to Freedom: The Human Cost of Allied Victory in World War II Europe, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe By William I. The Bitter Road to Freedom is a powerful, deeply moving account of an earth-shattering year in the history of the U.S. His work and teaching focus on the global history of the 20th Century, in particular the era of the two world wars and the cold war. ![]() Corcoran Professor of History at the University of Virginia and serves as the faculty director of Governing American in a Global Era, or GAGE. Ike led with integrity and became one of the most admired presidents of the past century. The bitter road to freedom : a new history of the liberation of Europe Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. In fact, as this lecture will show, Eisenhower was one of the most consequential presidents of the postwar era, managing the Cold War with skill, generating economic growth, and taking important strides to advance Civil Rights. He was considered a mere caretaker who presided over a period of quiet prosperity. CDT View on YouTubeįor many years after he left office, Eisenhower received poor marks from historians and political journalists. ![]()
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