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Uncovering Ways of War: U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Military Innovation, 1918-1941 (review)

These problems aside, Holland’s primary argument—that Eisenhower’s experiences in the interwar years were crucial to his development and later success—is well proven. Among the many valid points that the author makes is that Dwight Eisenhower was an ambitious and energetic officer determined to become—if fate allowed him the opportunity—a great soldier. He drove himself to impress his superior officers, to study his profession (in a time when the vast majority of officers did not energetically do so), and to understand the evolution of weapons such as tanks. Indeed, Holland accurately asserts that Eisenhower became one of the Army’s visionaries, postulating a combined arms approach to war that would eventually necessitate a supreme commander for each theater. Matthew Holland’s book makes an important contribution to our understanding of Dwight Eisenhower. Future Eisenhower scholars will want to consult this book and consider its arguments carefully.