Crusade in Europe

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Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
war memoir
author Dwight D. Eisenhower
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coversTopic civil-military relations in wartime
coalition command challenges
logistics of Allied operations in Europe
planning of Operation Overlord
describesEvent Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings in Normandy

Italian campaign
North African campaign
liberation of France
surrender of Nazi Germany
documentsRoleOf Allied coalition warfare
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
focusesOn Allied campaign in Western Europe
Eisenhower’s leadership as Supreme Allied Commander
genre military history
non-fiction
hasAdaptation Crusade in Europe self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crusade in Europe (1951 television series)
hasLaterEdition illustrated edition
paperback edition
hasPerspective first-person account
historicalSignificance major primary source on Allied high command in WWII
language English
mainSubject Allied military strategy
European theatre of World War II
surface form: European Theater of Operations

World War II
mediaType print
mentionsPerson Bernard Montgomery
Charles de Gaulle
Erwin Rommel
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

George C. Marshall
George S. Patton
Omar Bradley
Winston Churchill
narrativePointOfView Eisenhower’s strategic and command perspective
notableFor detailed account of high-level decision-making in European theater
originallyPublishedFormat hardcover
publicationYear 1948
publisher Doubleday
relatedWork Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander
subjectOf historical scholarship on World War II memoirs
timePeriodDescribed 1939–1945
European theatre of World War II
surface form: World War II in Europe

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Crusade in Europe hasAdaptation Crusade in Europe self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Crusade in Europe (1951 television series)
Dwight D. Eisenhower notableWork Crusade in Europe