“Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover.” — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“Lincoln responded: I have just received your dispatch of 1 p.m. yesterday. —I begin to see it. You will succeed. — God bless you… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“Despite Sumner’s vigorous opposition, the Senate, after an all-night debate, adopted a resolution introduced by Senator Oliver P. Morton of Indiana authorizing the commission,… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient.” — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
Author says that, while Eisenhower had other intellectual mentors, he learned how to lead men from Gen. Walter Krueger. Krueger was the first American… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“The only time I ever deliberately resolved to do an expedient thing for party reasons, against my own judgment, was on the occasion of… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
The Italian government, a free French newspaper tartly observed, never finished a war on the same side it started on – unless the war… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“...if George Washington founded the nation, John Marshall defined it.” — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“Rice assumed her duty was to translate Bush's instincts and intuition into policy. Instincts and intuition are a poor substitute for reasoned analysis. [...]… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“Eisenhower and Patton, old friends and figures crucial to the Allies' upcoming success, conferred over yet another gaffe on Patton's part that could have… — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
“He lifted himself from a wheelchair to lift the nation from its knees.” — Jean Edward Smith Copy Share Image
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