Eisenhower during his military service. Courtesy: Dwight D ... nearly 30 years of military service he had waited for an opportunity to lead men on the field of battle. By the early 1940s ...

President Eisenhower and Nikita Krushchev. Courtesy: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library ... effort to "roll back" Soviet gains in the years after WWII. Early in his administration he embraced a policy ...

Eisenhower ran on the campaign of active Cold War containment, pledging “I shall go to Korea” to secure “an early and honorable” peace ... Legacy: Among presidents who held office in the last 75 years ...

I first encountered Dwight David Eisenhower ... Over the next several years, many powerful people tried to convince him to run for the highest office—the presidency. Eisenhower was not a ...

Adolf Hitler wanted Paris razed. Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted his troops to stay out of the city. In August 1944, an uprising by French resistance fighters forced the Allies to intervene Erick ...

6, 1952, the private train “Eisenhower Express,” carrying Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie ... leader America has had in many, many years.” After about 40 minutes on stage, the ...

This video to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-day highlights the Normandy Invasion with audio from Dwight D. Eisenhower ...