"Ike was an indifferent student, he came to preside over a great university; almost denied a commission as second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he commanded the mightiest invasion force in history; son of a bankrupt, he became the president of the United States"(Ambrose 44).

The Intent of this paper is to discuss his personal background and how it led to his rise of power, the positions he held along the way, and various ideas and philosophies he incorporated into his use of power. Additionally, this paper will reference the contributions he made to war and peace, illustrate how his leadership finally came to an end, and finally assess his role in the war and as a leader.

Dwight David Eisenhower, frequently called Ike, was born the third of seven sons on October 14, 1980 in Denison, Texas. A year later he moved to his childhood home of Abilene, Kansas, a place where livestock outnumbered people 3 to 1.

"Growing up in Abilene, Kansas, he lived a Robust life of a prairie youngster-camping al

La Fay, Howard. "The Eisenhower Story". National Geographic July 1969: 5;13;15

Eisenhower strongly believed in little federal enforcement, whereas the federal government should allow citizens to succeed as much as they could without interference. Also, before being re-elected for his second term, he formed the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization with the help of his Seceratary of State, John Dulles. The object of this was to prevent any further Communist Expansion.

For privacy purposes, Eisenhower was prone to lay headquarters in a man made cave at the Rock of Gibraltar. November 8th Ike's troops had already moved forward into Algiers without difficulty; May of 1943 the Allies had broken into the Axis of Africa. From there a letter was sent appointing Ike as the leader of the Cross Channel Invasion of France, formerly known as Overlord.

After beginning his new line of work overseas, Eisenhower began to assign himself and his staff a seven day work week, sometimes going for eighteen hours at a stretch. Ike spent the majority of his days on the phone at the conference table discussing such affairs. By November of 1942, Ike had the armies fully prepared to engage in war.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Abilene School, David Eisenhower, Nevertheless Ike, Office Eisenhower, Abilene Kansas, La Fay, Eisenhower Doctrine, European Theater, Overlord D-Day, War Eisenhower, dwight david, eisenhower dwight, eisenhower dwight david, la fay, war ii, dwight eisenhower, world war, david eisenhower, world war ii, role war, dwight david eisenhower, seven days week, background led rise, war eisenhower, days week,
Approximate Word count = 2647
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)