Prior to World War II, Dwight Eisenhower had resigned himself to finishing out a distinguished but unremarkable military career. By 1943, however, he found himself serving as Supreme Commander, Allied ...

On June 5, 1944, while Allied troops headed across the English Channel toward the beaches of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower composed a hand-written press release. It read, in part, "Our ...

June 6, 1944. The seminal event of the “Good War,” fought by the “Greatest Generation.” The beginning of what General Dwight Eisenhower called the “Great Crusade” to defeat the Nazi Reich, free the ...

WE’RE STANDING A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE EISENHOWER HOME HERE IN GETTYSBURG. AND TODAY IT HAS BEEN SEEING A LOT OF VISITORS AS PEOPLE REMEMBER IKE FOR HIS DECISIVE ROLE ON D-DAY. ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF ...

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to ease the concerns of Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had just given the go order for the D-Day ...

General Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, broadcast a sober warning and clear instructions to the people of Occupied Europe. Said General Eisenhower, his voice resonant and reassuring: “The hour ...

But these similarities are superficial compared to a great many basic differences. Essentially, Mr. Butcher’s book is an unconscionably long military and political gossip column. You may learn here ...