“It’s Him or Me” – What Eisenhower Said When Montgomery Tried to Take Control of American Troops
The clash that nearly tore the Allied war effort apart was not fought with artillery, but with ultimatums. In the frozen aftermath of the Battle of the Bulge, a single, brutal phrase delivered by Dwight D. Eisenhower to Washington—”It’s him or me”—ended the command crisis of January 1945 and permanently redrew the balance of power … Read more