The general "led a life of adventure, fighting in almost every major American twentieth century conflict," the National World War II Museum notes. "He often led from the front, and he almost always ...
“I didn’t get frightened until three weeks after it had begun, when I began to read the American papers and found … how near we were to being whipped,” President Dwight D. Eisenhower confessed at a ...
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 ...
Most Americans recall no more than three World War II generals: Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and the best-remembered ultimate warrior: General George S. Patton. Memory is legacy; memory is ...
Introduction: Command and controversy -- To the Army born -- Cadet, soldier, athlete, swordsman -- In pursuit of Pancho Villa -- The Great War and the new weapon -- At war with peace -- Restless ...
The latest Republican ad in the highly watched LD2 contest features an actor lampooning Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo in the role of General George Patton. The ad re-enacts the opening ...