Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship

by Jonathan W. Jordan

From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan W. Jordan comes a riveting portrait of friendship, politics, and power at the highest the extraordinary bond between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.

One was the soldier-statesman who would become America’s thirty-fourth president. The other was the British icon who refused to surrender in democracy’s darkest hour. Together they launched invasions, toppled tyrants, and shaped the world as the nations they served drifted apart. From world war to Cold War, from Pearl Harbor to the hydrogen bomb, Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower faced down Hitler, Stalin, and Khrushchev and stood together in the uneasy dawn of the nuclear age. Through triumph and loss, they forged a remarkable friendship that weathered the decline of an empire and the rise of a superpower.

Told in rich and gripping detail, drawn from the words of the men themselves, Ike and Winston is a deeply human story of loyalty, leadership, and affection—a kinship forged in war, strained by duty, nurtured in peace.

Genres: History, Biography, War

576 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication May 12, 2026

About the author

A native of Savannah, Georgia, Jon grew up on Air Force bases, from which his father flew C-141 Starlifters for the Military Air Command during the Vietnam War. He lived in New Jersey, Ohio, and the Philippines until 1976, when his family moved to Selma, Alabama. Jon obtained an accounting degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and his law degree from Vanderbilt University. He practiced law in Texas for nine years before moving to Marietta, Georgia. He lives in Marietta with his wife, Kate, and their three children. He currently practices commercial litigation and corporate bankruptcy law at the Atlanta-based firm King & Spalding LLP.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship by Jonathan W. Jordan is an excellent history of the surprising relationship behind the infamous men.

This is an excellently researched nonfiction that gives the reader an in depth look at the two men and their surprisingly deep relationship and friendship between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.

Of course both men had more in common than one would initially think, and the author does an amazing job presenting this deep, rich, and gratifying friendship. The extraordinary world changes, wars, and instability brought them together and strengthened their resolve.

The author presented all of this in a way that was engaging, inspiring, and just overall entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed.

5/5 stars

Thank you NG and Dutton for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

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