My Three Years with Eisenhower

xvi, 911 pp. Includes section of black & white photographs, and maps on endpapers. "The personal diary of Captain Harry C. Butcher, USNR Naval Aide to General Eisenhower, 1942-1945." "Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower on October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969) was an American soldier and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953-1961). During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45. In 1951 he became the first supreme commander of NATO. As a Republican, he was elected the 34th President of the United States (1953-1961), serving for two terms. As President he ended the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the space race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began building the Interstate Highway System." -- Wikipedia CONTENTS: "Operation Doorstop"; Illustrations; Preparation for Invasion; The Invasion of North Africa; The Conquest of Italy; Overture to Liberation; Cross-Channel Invasion; The Destruction of German Might; "This War Was a Holy War; Index."