Books/Video

The Eisenhower Society has published the following books and distributes them to sales outlets:

• Eisenhower National Historic Site Museum Collections, National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. This is a companion book to the on-line virtual museum exhibit found at www.nps.gov/museum
• Mamie Eisenhower–Wife, Mother, First Lady: Her Impact and Influence on Her Time. This book is a compilation of the proceedings for the seminar held in 1996 marking the centennial of Mamie Eisenhower’s birth.
• Eisenhower and Korea: The Forgotten War.   This book is a collection of the proceedings for the seminar held in 1998, the 45th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.

The Eisenhower Society has supported the publication of the following books:

• Eisenhower’s Gettysburg Farm, Images of America, by Carol Hegeman and Michael Birkner focuses on Eisenhower’s life with special emphasis on life in Gettysburg. 197 photographs, many never published before.
• Encounters with Eisenhower, edited by Michael Birkner and Devin McKinney, includes personal reminisences of people who met Ike.
• Common Cause: An Oral History of the World War II Homefront, edited by Michael Birkner, is a compilation of excerpts from oral history interviews conducted by Getttysburg College students.
• Democracy’s Shield: Voices of World War II is edited by Michael Birkner and Devin McKinney and is based on Gettysburg College’s rich collection of 700 World War II era oral histories. .

Film productions supported by the Eisenhower Society include:

• Music in the Life of Eisenhower is a 45-minute television program featuring the Virginia Chamber Orchestra, the Airmen of Note and select Pro Coro singers playing some of Eisenhower’s favorite music. The program is narrated by Robert Aubry Davis, with in-studio discussion of Eisenhower’s accomplishments featuring Dr. Michael Birkner, Gettysburg College and Timothy Rives, Eisenhower Presidential Library. The program streams at https://www.vco.events/community/videos/ and has a supporting study guide.
• Eisenhower’s Secret War produced by filmmaker, Dr. George Colburn includes two 60-minute public TV specials on Ike’s Cold War leadership, 1950-1960. For more information or to order a DVD go to the website www.eisenhowerssecretwar.com/
• Ike: The Making of an American Hero 1941-1945 premieres in conjunction with the Eisenhower Memorial dedication in 2020 during the 75th anniversary of World War II. For more information visit www.ikeww2.com