Message Drafted by General Dwight Eisenhower in Case the D-Day Invasion Failed, 06/05/1944.
Credit: National Archives.
“General Eisenhower’s D-Day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
Credit: National Archives.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower Meeting the Troops Prior to the Normandy Invasion, 06/05/1944.
Credit: National Archives.
Cable from General Dwight D. Eisenhower to General George C. Marshall Regarding D-Day Landings, 06/06/1944.
Credit: National Archives
Normandy Invasion, 06/06/1944.
Credit: National Archives.
Additional Reading:
Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life by Carlo D’Este
“D’Este’s thorough research and careful analysis show us an Eisenhower feeling his way into command.” —Chicago Tribune
“A distinguished historian of World War II . . . Not only a breezy read but a thought-provoking one too.” —The Wall Street Journal
The Americans at D-Day: The American Experience at the Normandy Invasion by John C. McManus
“Vividly portrays the brutality of the conflict.”—The Washington Post
“Required reading on a bitter battle that won’t be—and never should be—forgotten.”
—W. E. B. Griffin
