Dwight D. Eisenhower

What Were The Louisiana Maneuvers? World War I revealed that the U.S. military was still quite unprepared for modern war. Doctrine was out of date, experience in the command of large forces was nonexistent, and the coordination of arms and services was largely a matter of theory. Post WW I, twenty years of inadequate funding and bare bone units had made the U.S. Army little more than a token establishment. On 1 September 1939, the day that Germany's attack on Poland signaled the beginning of…

The D-Day invasion was given the codename Operation Overlord. Operation Overlord was the result of over 2 years of planning. Before D-Day the allies did many things to make Germany think that the main invasion would be at other places in France. The things they did to trick them included fake radio transmissions, fake armies, and fake equipment. The allies used Operation Fortitude to trick the Germans into thinking the invasion would happen in an area that was the shortest distance between…

For my final week at the Truman Presidential Library and Museum I spent the majority of my time scanning more Lincoln Coins like I mentioned during my last reflections. I completed scanning and TMS Re-Entrying two more boxes that contained approximately fifty to seventy-five coins a piece. Needless to say, the Museum has a lot of these coins. When I left on Thursday, there were still six more boxes that no one had begun scanning. As a personal highlight of the internship, on Tuesday, I was able…

Nancy wake was a female pilot in World War II and she was a hero in the holocaust she save thousands of Jews and led her army against the Germans and she beat the Germans and after that she was wanted for 500 francs. Nancy wake said she adored her father even though she had a horrible relationship with her father. Nancy wake was a great holocaust hero because she saved thousands of Jews. Nancy wake was married to a rich French man during World War II and Edmond Flocco and he was killed in the…

Eisenhower had to make a difficult decision in the Little Rock Crisis. He made the decision to send in military troops to force the mob to back off. Eisenhower did the appropriate thing by sending in troops to Little Rock because…. Another thing Eisenhower did to try and resolve the Little Rock Crisis was making an attempt to peacefully solve the problem of the mob. Eisenhower gives an executive order that states that if it continues to be a problem then he will take any force necessary (Doc. H)…

Following his position as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II, Dwight David Eisenhower became an extremely popular candidate during the 1952 presidential election. The 1950's saw a increase of television in american households: a statistic which proved favorable for Eisenhower's campaign. In a well known campaign ad- "I love Ike", Eisenhower utilizes strategic rhetoric which successfully captures his likeable persona. Several "common folk" are seen marching rightwards (symbolizes…

William “Billy” Franklin Graham, Jr was born November 7, 1918 close to Charlotte, North Carolina to loving couple William and Morrow Graham. Billy grew up on a dairy farm and was always outside. He attended Wheaton College where he met his future with Ruth Bell. They married in 1943. Billy Graham was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Western Springs, Illinois for a short time before he began his career as an evangelist. Billy Graham was an influential American in his evangelism,…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917. He was our youngest president to be elected into office and the youngest president to die in office. John Kennedy 's first term in office was cut short, however, Kennedy made strides to make new laws and social programs, Kennedy was on his way to make outstanding laws and programs. Starting from the beginning of his presidency to the cold war and even after his death, John Kennedy was a strong and dependent leader. Because of this, people…

Throughout his military career, Julius Caesar exhibited extraordinary strategic prowess and generalship. It was due to his actions and decisions, both during battles and in the daily operation of his army, that he was so successful in all of his campaigns. His unique strategies, inspiring leadership, and the strict training regimen he gave his troops all played a role. The battles of the Roman Civil War were no exception and the battle of Pharsalus against rival general Pompey is an excellent…

Patton Patton is a historical drama surrounding United States General George S. Patton and his career in Africa and Europe during World War II. While I initially chose this film because it was easily available on Netflix, I came to enjoy that it focused on the war in Northern Africa and Italy, which are often overlooked in modern cinema and other mediums. The film depicts General George S. Patton, a loud mouth, no nonsense, and pugnacious general stuck in the middle of the fight in North…