Ep 126: Michel Paradis on D-Day and Eisenhower

Michel Paradis—litigator, national security law scholar, and author of The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower—joins the show to talk about D-Day and the man behind the invasion, Dwight Eisenhower. ▪️ Times      •      01:49 Introduction      •      01:56 “Wildly under appreciated”     •      05:17 Upbringing       •      11:40 Seeing the world as it is     •      15:01 Not that long ago       •      22:14 British vs American plans     •      32:50 Using strategic advantages         •      36:03 Designing D-Day        •      46:58 Planning for failure Follow along  on Instagram Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack Follow the link to buy the book - The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower