When Dwight D. Eisenhower led the troops during World War II, he projected confidence, believing that exuding optimism was as important as the planning he did for battle, papers at ...

The Battle of the Bulge, waged over 41 days in December 1944 and January 1945, required 700,000 Allied troops."It was a tough slog for another 11 months," Crean said. Victory in Europe − V-E Day ...

The Battle of the Bulge, waged over 41 days in December 1944 and January 1945, required 700,000 Allied troops."It was a tough slog for another 11 months," Crean said. Victory in Europe − V-E Day ...

We didn't do anything about it − we had a job: to escort those troops to the beach." On D-Day, ... Asked in 1964, Eisenhower instructed his assistant Brig. Gen. Robert Schultz, ...

D-Day was not the only decisive battle of the European theater, Crean said. "It was a crucial battle but there were more ahead," he said. "They had 700 miles of tough road ahead to get to Berlin." ...

D-Day was not the only decisive battle of the European theater, Crean said. "It was a crucial battle but there were more ahead," he said. "They had 700 miles of tough road ahead to get to Berlin." ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious (land and ...

On June 6, 1944 − D-Day − World War II's invasion of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, got underway. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, told ...

We didn't do anything about it − we had a job: to escort those troops to the beach." On D-Day, "that's what these guys faced," said Peter Donovan Crean Sr., vice president for education and ...