The History Book Club discussion

WW2: Operation Husky

http://youtu.be/uJV1CrvPI3M

Source: Youtube

Interesting diversion May 14, 1943

This was found in The Chicago Tribune Archives"

Landslide for Ike

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/19...

Topics for Discussion:

a) What did you think about the 1919 Motor Convoy and Ike joining it for a lark?

b) Did anybody wonder what Mamie was doing by herself?

c) It appeared to be quite a public relations event and stimulated road development and improvement efforts. Was there anything that surprised you about this event?



Link to the US Army Transportation Museum: http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/mu...

Link to the National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyew...

Interview with Gen. John S. D. Eisenhower

Dwight's Son

Interview conducted May 24, 1995, with the son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen. John S. D. Eisenhower.

http://youtu.be/VHYx9RRIaRw

Very good interview and some interesting stories. Especially like his discussion of Montgomery and the relationship between Ike and Monty (complex).

Monty also came to visit the White House with Ike became President and looked around at the ceiling and always true Monty said in 1957 during that visit:

He looks around and said "you know my regiment burned this thing down back in 1814". (smile)

Tact was not what Monty worked on the hardest. And then he put out his memoirs and said that the war would have been over six months earlier had it not been for Ike. And then ended the complicated friendship between Ike and Montgomery forever.

Ike's son credits Major General Freddie de Guingand as saving things when Ike was ready to throw in the towel because of Montgomery.