"Before this, I'd met Eisenhower two or three times, attended several of his press conferences, and been extremely impressed by this officer (only a lieutenant colonel a couple of years ago) who was now in supreme charge of one of the greatest, most complex operations in military history."
"He is a solidly built man of medium height, with sandy hair, big forehead and freckled face. He has one of the widest, most mobile grins imaginable. His manner is direct, simple, friendly."
"You get the sense from him that he's very sure of himself and knows his own worth. But his informality and his modesty are intensely genuine. He's the least stuffed-shirted general I ever met. All his colleagues admire his enormous tact. He has never had concrete battle experience till last November, yet found himself appointed superior to veterans like Alexander and Montgomery."
"But he quickly proved himself a real strategist with the final victory in Tunisia. Now he has not only won the respect of his subordinates but their affection. Though he likes to call himself chairmn of the board,he is much more than that."
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American Warlords: How Roosevelt's High Command Led America to Victory in World War II
