The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower Vols. 1-5: The War Years (5 Volume Set)

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This five volume set begins the publication of the papers of Dwight David Eisenhower and contains his letters memos cables etc. that he personally wrote or dictated or had a major part in preparing concentrating on major matters that were part of his role as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe eliminating routine items not important to the history and items prepared by others and issued in his name. They also do not include personal letters to his wife. --- Contents: Vol 1: The Operations Division: 12/41 to 6/42 - From London to Gibraltar: 6/42 to 11/42 -- Vol 2: Lighting the Torch: 11/42 to 12/42 - The Tunisian Campaign: 12/42 to 6/43 - Husky and "the local political mess" 6/43 to 7/43 - Italy: 7/43 to 12/43 -- Vol 3: Italy cont to 12/43 - Planning Overlord: 12/43 to 6/44 - Overlord: 12/44 to 8/44 -- Volume 4: Overlord cont to 8/44 - The German Recovery 9/44 to 1/45 - Victory: 1/45 to 5/45 -- Vol 5: supplementary Materials: Bibliography: Essay on Primary Sources - Bibliography: Secondary Sources Cited - Eisenhower as Commander: Single Thrust Versus Broad Front - Maps - Glossary - Chronology - Indexes. -- The first 4 volumes containing the papers total 2 696 pages and 5th volume of supplemenary materials has 414 pages for a total of 3.110 pages.