Ike's Irish Lover The Echo of a Sigh
by Kieron Wood
"Kay Summersby or Mamie Eisenhower? The Irish-born chauffeur or the American wife? That was the choice for General Dwight D Eisenhower. The most powerful general in Europe during World War II, the man in charge of the D-Day invasion, was to be elected president of the United States twice in the 1950s. But first he had to choose ... Many people knew about the relationship between Ike and Kay during the war, but most historians have discounted claims that the couple had a passionate love affair. New documents and photographs now suggest that the couple did have an affair and that Ike did seek a divorce from his wife to marry Kay. So why didn’t it happen? And what happened to Kay once she became a US citizen? This book tells the enthralling story of their affair, how Kay followed Ike to North Africa, how her ship was torpedoed by a U-boat, how her fiancé died while clearing mines, her relationship with Ike and other leading wartime figures, the strain of D-Day, how Kay was attacked by a would-be rapist in the USA and how the relationship eventually ended." -- Back cover.
Biography & AutobiographyPresidents & Heads of StateWomenHistoryWars & ConflictsWorld War II
RELEASED2016
PUBLISHERKieron Wood
LENGTH357
LANGUAGEEN
Grew up in Ireland, 20s in England doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature, since then in Canada. Best known for my novel, film and play ROOM, also other contemporary and historical novels and short stories, non-fiction, theatre and middle-grade novels.
Ike's Irish Lover The Echo of a Sigh
by Kieron Wood
"Kay Summersby or Mamie Eisenhower? The Irish-born chauffeur or the American wife? That was the choice for General Dwight D Eisenhower. The most powerful general in Europe during World War II, the man in charge of the D-Day invasion, was to be elected president of the United States twice in the 1950s. But first he had to choose ... Many people knew about the relationship between Ike and Kay during the war, but most historians have discounted claims that the couple had a passionate love affair. New documents and photographs now suggest that the couple did have an affair and that Ike did seek a divorce from his wife to marry Kay. So why didn’t it happen? And what happened to Kay once she became a US citizen? This book tells the enthralling story of their affair, how Kay followed Ike to North Africa, how her ship was torpedoed by a U-boat, how her fiancé died while clearing mines, her relationship with Ike and other leading wartime figures, the strain of D-Day, how Kay was attacked by a would-be rapist in the USA and how the relationship eventually ended." -- Back cover.
Biography & AutobiographyPresidents & Heads of StateWomenHistoryWars & ConflictsWorld War II
RELEASED2016
PUBLISHERKieron Wood
LENGTH357
LANGUAGEEN
Grew up in Ireland, 20s in England doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature, since then in Canada. Best known for my novel, film and play ROOM, also other contemporary and historical novels and short stories, non-fiction, theatre and middle-grade novels.
