<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">Eisenhower dreamed of serving under Patton, but history reversed their roles. Their stormy association dramatically shaped the Allied assault on the Third Reich.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="deck"> The G.I.’s were far more numerous than any army that ever occupied Britain; none left so little visible trace, none so touching a legacy</span> </p>
<p><span class="deck">A soldier who landed in the second wave on Omaha Beach assesses the broadest implications of what he and his comrades achieved there.</span></p>
<p>Ike’s son, historian John Eisenhower, recalls attending meetings with the British wartime leader and reflects on his character and accomplishments.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.americanheritage.com/content/april-1969">April 1969 issue</a> was typical of classic issues of <em>American Heritage</em>, with dramatic and substantive essays on George Washington, Ike and Patton, the Transcontinental Railroad, the "ship that wouldn't die," and many other fascinating subjects from our nation's past</p>
