David Eisenhower, grandson of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War II, says Americans went to Normandy, France, 80 years ago to ...

Years after his presidency and his most important role of leading Operation Overlord on D-Day in 1944, Dwight Eisenhower was still in awe of the effect the Normandy landing had on shortening World War ...

Churchill "was not going to risk him [the king] because he was worth too much to the allied cause," Eisenhower said. Eisenhower had only himself to blame for the embarrassment that would meet his ...

"Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!" So began Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1944 "Order of the Day" memorandum, delivered on June 5, 1944, the night before the momentous ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Michel Paradis talked about his book, "The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day and the Birth of the American Superpower," and the role of ...

We are inspired and moved by demonstrations and examples of honor. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines the word, “A testimony ...

On this day in history, the D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air and sea forces of the Allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military ...

WE’RE STANDING A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE EISENHOWER HOME HERE IN GETTYSBURG. AND TODAY IT HAS BEEN SEEING A LOT OF VISITORS AS PEOPLE REMEMBER IKE FOR HIS DECISIVE ROLE ON D-DAY. ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF ...

On June 5, 1944, while Allied troops headed across the English Channel toward the beaches of Normandy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower composed a hand-written press release. It read, in part, "Our ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A military invasion unlike any other happened 80 years ago this week. June 6th, 1944 was D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord. It’s the stuff of movies. Historians refer ...