Commanders: Eisenhower

As Supreme Commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower led the Allied invasions of North Africa, Italy and Western Europe, earning a reputation as one of the Second World War’s greatest commanders. In the third episode of our Commanders series, we revisit the crucial decisions, rivalries and controversies of Eisenhower’s command to ask whether he deserves his towering reputation.

Our guide is John C. McManus, professor of military history at Missouri University of Science and Technology and host of the podcasts 'Someone Talked!' and 'World War 2 Live'.

Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.

All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3Media.

Dan Snow's History Hit is a History Hit podcast.