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While many of the men who achieve greatness and fame do so early in life, Dwight David Eisenhower's meteoric rise to worldwide recognition did not occur until he was into his fifties. After displaying brilliance in directing campaigns against German forces in North Africa and Sicily during the height of World War II, Eisenhower was selected to be the top commander of all Allied troops in Europe in January 1944. In early June of that year under his bold, yet careful command, the Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy on D-Day, catching the German troops by complete surprise. Then, as would a master chess player, Eisenhower made daring move after daring move to direct the troops across France and liberated Paris on August 25, 1944. His Allied armies fought bravely through a long European winter, crossing the Rhine River in the spring of 1945. Finally, on May 7, 1945, Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany -- thanks in a large part to his even-handed and unifyin...