One of John F. Kennedy's first official acts as president was to restore Eisenhower to the rank of general of the army, which Ike had given up when he retired to run for president. In 1949, Eisenhower ...

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 ...

A &E's "Ike: Countdown to D-Day," which airs on Monday at 8 p.m., is a profile of one man and a slice of history, a dramatization that ends just as Operation Overlord begins on June 6, 1944. To Tom ...

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One day last spring General George C. Marshall summoned Dwight David (“Ike”) Eisenhower to his office and said to him: “You’re going over to command the European divisions. When can you leave?” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – John S.D. Eisenhower, the son of a five-star general turned president who forged his own career in the U.S. Army and then chronicled the history of the American military in numerous ...

A stringed orchestra in London’s ancient, bomb-scarred Guildhall had just finished playing My Old Kentucky Home. In the sudden silence came the sound of an honor guard presenting arms outside, then ...

Eighty one years ago today, allied forces successfully established a crucial beachhead in France to begin the long-anticipated liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. “Operation Bodyguard” was a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - John S.D. Eisenhower, the son of a five-star general turned president who forged his own career in the U.S. Army and then chronicled the history of the American military in numerous ...