Dwight Eisenhower: Military Politician ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Dwight Eisenhower: Military Politician ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Propelled into Supreme Command, and without ever having commanded in battle, Dwight Eisenhower was put into an almost impossible situation, having to meet the demands of his battlefield subordinates while satisfying the conflicting expectations and orders of his masters, both military and political. Eisenhower at War, 1943-1945, by David Eisenhower (977 pages, Random House, 1986). Eisenhower at War is an unusual work, a long and detailed histori…

The Hour Was Now: Eisenhower, the Supreme Gamble, and the Note in His Pocket

“If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.” — General Dwight D. Eisenhower, undelivered statement, June 5, 1944 The message was never broadcast. Never printed. Never heard. And yet it remains one of the mos...