Eisenhower, Strategic Operator and Leader.

Abstract

Dwight David Eisenhower entered onto the world stage In early 1942 during the very darkest hours of World War II and exited in 1961 after leading the nation as our President for eight peaceful and productive years. The study examines his ability to lead at the highest levels of strategic military and political power. It argues that he is in fact one of our nation's few truly great leaders of vision and moral courage. The paper uses several of Eisenhower's key decisions during important events at critical points of his career to demonstrate his ability to make major visionary decisions while enduring extreme national and international political pressure and personal criticism. Lastly, the end results and implications of his decisions are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309384

Entities

People

  • John W. Hall

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Europe
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • New York
  • North America
  • Second World War
  • Suez Canal
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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