EISENHOWER, Dwight D.

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Report by the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945. First edition, presentation copy, specially bound for Leonard T. Gerow and inscribed by Eisenhower on the initial blank, "To 'Gee', one of the outstanding battle leaders of World War II, with the admiration and gratitude of his old friend Ike".Gerow (1888-1972) was in command of the V Corps at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and became the first American general to enter Paris after its liberation in 1944. "Gerow was his oldest and best friend in the theater, and V Corps headquarters would provide a haven in moments of anxiety more than once" (Eisenhower, p. 176). The careers of the two men were closely intertwined. "Eisenhower and Gerow were opposites. Gerow, trim and meticulous, was a chronic worrier. Eisenhower, hale and robust, had a gregarious and confident manner. But the two men shared similar thinking and tastes, and had similar prewar professional reputations as staff officers... In the summer of 1916, Eisenhower and Gerow had first served together in the 19th Regiment based at San Antonio. In 1926, they had been classmates at the Leavenworth Command and General Staff School. They had formed a two-man study group in Eisenhower's tiny attic" (Eisenhower, pp. 176-7). It was Gerow that introduced Eisenhower to his future wife Mamie. Gerow originally headed the War Plans Division, until the role was reassigned to Eisenhower due t

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