Becoming Eisenhower: How Ike Rose from Obscurity to Supreme Allied Commander (Michael Lee Lanning - WH) horizon although area residents never expected

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Knight details his daring and resourceful experiences

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December 2016

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Becoming Eisenhower: How Ike Rose from Obscurity to Supreme Allied Commander (Michael Lee Lanning - WH) horizon although area residents never expectedby Michael Lee Lanning When Dwight Eisenhower graduated from West Point in 1915, few would have predicted he was destined for greatness. A middling student, he was denied his first choice of posting, missed overseas service in World War I, spent a dozen years as a major, and never commanded a unit larger than a battalion. Yet the young officer made the most of the opportunities he was given, made a lasting impression on superiors including George