The facts of Dwight D. Eisenhower's military career are well-known.
This does not mean, however, that there is nothing to be gained
from a careful examination of his experience. Few if any American
officers performed a wider array of strategic functions - he was a
staff planner in the War Department, wartime commander of a massive
coalition force, peacetime Chief of Staff, and Supreme Allied
Commander in Europe. Eisenhower was directly involved in a number
of major transitions including the building of the wartime American
Army, its demobilization following the war, and the resuscitation
of American military strength during the initial years of the cold
war. This means that Eisenhower's career can provide important
lessons on how a coherent strategy should and should not be built
during times of strategic transition. That is what this monograph
begins to do. It is not intended to be a biography in the usual
sense and thus offers no new facts or insights into Eisenhower's
life. Instead it uses that life as a backdrop for exploring the
broader essence of strategic coherence and draws lessons from
Eisenhower's career that can help guide the strategic transition
which the U.S. military now faces. WILLIAM A. STOFFT Major General,
U.S. Army Commandant
General
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