Books Quote by Jean Edward Smith

“In contemplating who should command the Army’s multiplying regiments and divisions, Marshall and his training chief, Lesley J. McNair, kept a list in a…

— Rick Atkinson

The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in their Army,…

— Erich von Manstein

“Now McElroy was the U.S. secretary of defense. He took office with a clear vision. “I conceive the role of the Secretary of Defense…

— Annie Jacobsen

“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

Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most

— Ethel Merman

“President Eisenhower was fed up with the interservice rivalries. Having commanded the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II, he…

— Annie Jacobsen

Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, others, knew how to lead. They knew how to ask the American people for the right things.

— John F. Kerry

“Eisenhower’s tragedy was that he permitted himself to be pushed into what turned out to be a trap. He had succumbed to General George…

— Ladislas Farago

Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to…

— Nancy Gibbs

He [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of…

— William Manchester

I'm a big fan of General Douglas MacArthur and General George Patton.We have a few generals that have been so incredible to me. Now…

— Donald Trump

I think that President [Dwight] Eisenhower was... did the most marvelous job in the war, not really a military job: a public relations job,…

— Malcolm Muggeridge