Becoming Eisenhower: How Ike Rose from Obscurity to Supreme Allied Commander (Michael Lee Lanning - WH) dogs William Frederic Bade

William Frederic Bade

“The Devil’s to Pay” is a must-have for Gettysburg enthusiasts

the era in which our sixteenth president lived and governed was the most rough-and-tumble in the history of American politics

analyzing its planning

beginning with Admiral Farragut's costly naval attack by the Union fleet

Becoming Eisenhower: How Ike Rose from Obscurity to Supreme Allied Commander (Michael Lee Lanning - WH) dogs William Frederic Badeby Michael Lee Lanning When Dwight Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915, few would have predicted he was destined for greatness. A middling student, he was denied his first choice of posting, missed overseas service in World War I, spent a dozen years as a major, and never commanded a unit larger than a battalion. Yet the young officer made the most of the opportunities he was given, made a lasting impression on superiors including George