The Rise of Ike: Supreme Allied Commander in the Making
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Dwight Eisenhower’s military career and the key contacts he made along the way prepared him for his ultimate role in World War II. More »
A graduate of the West Point Class of 1915, later known as the “Class the Stars Fell On” because of the great number of generals that emerged from its ranks, Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded Allied forces in Europe during the preparation and execution of the D-Day invasion and the subsequent fighting against Nazi Germany that resulted in victory in Europe during World War II. Eisenhower rose to the five-star rank of general of the army and served as a two-term president of the United States from 1952 to 1960.
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Dwight Eisenhower’s military career and the key contacts he made along the way prepared him for his ultimate role in World War II. More »
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Audacious panzer ace Michael Wittmann and a force of heavy Tiger tanks destroyed a British armored column at this once peaceful Norman village. More »
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The U.S. 83rd Infantry blazed a trail of courage from the hedgerows of France to the Hürtgen Forest and wars end at the Elbe. More »
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Acclaimed General Lloyd Fredendall lost his command after the debacle at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass. More »
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Relatively few U.S. generals lost their lives in World War II. More »
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Following his campaign in Western Europe, George S. Patton had difficulty adjusting to peacetime and was fatally injured in an automobile accident. More »
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A pre-invasion exercise at Slapton Sands went horribly wrong, and senior Allied commanders covered up the serious losses and breach of D-Day secrecy. More »
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The Mulberry artificial harbors proved a logistical wonder along the beaches of Normandy. More »
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Operation Anvil-Dragoon put Allied troops ashore on the Mediterranean coast. More »
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While the Allies’ D-Day invasion didn’t exactly go as planned, it went even worse for Nazi Germany. Flint Whitlock shares with us his list of the most embarrassing D-Day blunders committed by the German forces occupying Normandy. More »
