本書由德懷特．艾森豪（Dwight D. Eisenhower，在1953至1961年間任美國第34任總統）的孫女操刀，敘述他帶領美國走過顛覆性時刻背後的決策原則。我們能從他身上學到什麼？

德懷特．艾森豪曾任美國總統，也是美國歷史上九位五星上將之一，曾任第二次世界大戰期間盟軍在歐洲的最高指揮官。少數人能像他一樣做出重大的決定，也沒有人必須做如此廣泛多變的決定。從D-Day到小石城（Little Rock）、從韓戰到冷戰危機、從紅色恐慌（Red Scare，美國反共產風潮）到導彈差距的爭議，他為美國帶來八年的和平和繁榮，這一切來自於他的傳承和教育，還有他強大的個性和個人的紀律。既是傳記，也是一部激勵人心之作，讓我們了解這位戰略領袖的強大個性如何練就？而且，如何對重要決策做出決定？

德懷特．艾森豪的孫女暨本書作者，本身也是一名國家安全專家，從家庭軼事、最新文獻資料，重塑德懷特．艾森豪如何身為一名偉大的國家元首。他不以自己為中心，果斷而穩定的處事風格、嚴格追求事實的決策能力、為爭取民族團結而努力、強烈的責任感，以及精闢思辨力，足以奠定他的成功。

這本書敘述了這位偉大的美國人做了什麼、為什麼這樣做，以及更重要的，我們如何從中學會做決定的重要原則。

Susan Eisenhower，是德懷特．艾森豪的孫女。她是一位顧問、作家暨華盛頓特區政策的策略師，過去幾十年從事與國家安全問題相關工作。

“Susan Eisenhower’s How Ike Led is not only a moving account of her grandfather’s major decisions, but an astute and timely reminder that his virtues―good judgment, taking full responsibility, self-control, courage and devotion to the truth, however uncomfortable―remain the lodestar of leadership in peace and in war, and of his own long, remarkable career of public service as a general and president.”──Michael Korda, author of Ike and Hero

“Granddaughter of President Dwight ‘Ike’ Eisenhower and leader of Gettysburg College’s Eisenhower Institute, [Susan Eisenhower] has pored through the record of her grandfather’s career and distilled what made him a great leader both on the battlefield and in government. ... A direct witness to Ike’s later years, the author draws on memories of her grandfather, and these highly personal anecdotes supplement her research. Armchair historians will treasure this book.”──Booklist