In the opening episode of our special Battleground ’44 series, Patrick Bishop and Saul David look at a character who cast a long shadow over the war in the west. The American general and later U.S. President - Dwight D. Eisenhower.
In this episode Saul and Patrick delve into Eisenhower's story: his background, his meteoric rise through the U.S. Military ranks, his personality and experiences, and why all that led to him and not others being selected for the top job.
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195. Battleground '44 - Dieppe, Lend-Lease, and alternative historical scenarios.
194. Three weeks on since Ukraines invasion of Kursk
193. Battleground '44 - The forgotten war in Burma
192. The reality on the ground in Kursk
191. Battleground '44 -The liberation of Paris
190. The Kursk incursion from the Russian perspective
189. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 2)
188. Has the West released the shackles on its donated equipment?
187. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 1)
186. Bold & Daring - Ukraine's attack on Russia
185. Ukraine invades Russia
184. Battleground '44 - Pétain & de Gaulle
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182. Battleground '44 - The July Bomb Plot
181. Would Harris continue support for Ukraine?
180. Battleground '44 - Killing Hitler
179. Is Russia overstretching itself?
178. Battleground '44 - The Liberation of Paris
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