Brief biography of dwight eisenhower

Bringing to the Presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the Cold War. He pursued the moderate policies of "Modern Republicanism," pointing out as he left office, "America is today the strongest, most influential, and most productive nation in the world."

Born in Texas in , brought up in Abilene, Kansas, Eisenhower was the third of seven sons. He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant, he met Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in

In his early Army career, he excelled in staff assignments, serving under Generals John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, and Walter Krueger. After Pearl Harbor, General George C. Marshall called him to Washington for a war plans assignment. He commanded the Allied Forces landing in North Africa in

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Dwight Eisenhower ()

Dwight Eisenhower  ©Eisenhower was the supreme Allied commander in Europe in World War Two and later 34th president of the United States.

Dwight David Eisenhower, nicknamed 'Ike', was born in Denison, Texas on 14 October and brought up in Kansas.

Eisenhower graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in He served in the army through the s and s, including a posting to the Philippines in the late s.

Shortly after the United States entered World War Two, Eisenhower went to work in Washington, where he impressed the chief of staff General George C Marshall. In June , he was appointed commanding general in the European theatre. This was later extended to include the Mediterranean and North Africa. In February , he was named the supreme commander of the Allied expeditionary forces in Western Europe. He oversaw the successful Allied assault on the coast of Normandy in June and the Allied liberation of western Europe. On 7 May he accepted Germany's