Don't bother to read this book if you are looking for a juicy love story.  I found this book very interesting with respect to describing some of the events of WWII.  But I must admit that the love story part of it was a real let-down.  It certainly was all very believable.  Kay was dying when she wrote it and she wanted to set the record straight because at the time everyone wanted to know, "Did she, or didn't she".  When I told my friend I had just read this book, he said, "Oh, you mean Eisenhower's mistress?"  Well, I don't think that term fit their relationship.  But the best parts of the book showed Generals Patton and Marshall, and Montgomery and Churchill, and some of how the high mukti mucks are involved in the business of fighting a war.  Now, so long after WWII who really cares whether the two of them did or didn't.  I had always thought of Eisenhower as a weak man and though Kay was certainly starstruck with her boss, I didn't find much reason to change my opinion about Ike from reading this book.  The conclusion for me was that a high commander no longer has to be an Attila the Hun in order to direct the forces so as to win the war. MacArthur was more of the tough S.O.B. stereotypically thought of as a 'powerful' general. Ike apparently was a master of diplomacy which apparently was what was needed over in the European Theater.  Patton could take the rap as the tough guy.  All in all I found the book to be a good true war story, but as a love story - it fell flat.
Don't bother to read this book if you are looking for a juicy love story. I found this book very interesting with respect to describing some of the events of WWII. But I must admit that the love story part of it was a real let-down. It certainly was all very believable. Kay was dying when she wrote it and she wanted to set the record straight because at the time everyone wanted to know, "Did she, or didn't she". When I told my friend I had just read this book, he said, "Oh, you mean Eisenhower's mistress? "  Well, I don't think that term fit their relationship. But the best parts of the book showed Generals Patton and Marshall, and Montgomery and Churchill, and some of how the high mukti mucks are involved in the business of fighting a war. Now, so long after WWII who really cares whether the two of them did or didn't. I had always thought of Eisenhower as a weak man and though Kay was certainly starstruck with her boss, I didn't find much reason to change my opinion about Ike from reading this book. The conclusion for me was that a high commander no longer has to be an Attila the Hun in order to direct the forces so as to win the war. MacArthur was more of the tough S. O.B. stereotypically thought of as a 'powerful' general. Ike apparently was a master of diplomacy which apparently was what was needed over in the European Theater. Patton could take the rap as the tough guy. All in all I found the book to be a good true war story, but as a love story - it fell flat.