BY KAREN BOSSICK
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a little-known lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army and Sir Winston Churchill, the grandson of a Duke and a statesman with a mercurial political career that spanned four decades when the early volleys of World War II rumbled across Europe.
Winston Churchill’s leadership in the early days of 1940 ensured that the free world would survive its greatest challenge. And Eisenhower’s command of the largest amphibious invasion in modern history cemented the course of modern history.
Fate and destiny brought these men together. Sometimes they agreed; sometimes they disagreed. But together they helped determine the future of the world in the 20th century.
Churchill speaker Lee Pollock will tell the fascinating story of how these men’s leadership changed history and offer lessons for the challenge of the world today during a free lecture, “Ike and Winston: Friends and Leaders in War and Peace.”
Pollock director and senior advisor to the Board of the International Churchill Society, presents a talk on Winston Churchill at the library every year.
This talk starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at The Community Library. Those wishing to see it in person may reserve a seat at https://thecommunitylibrary.libcal.com/event/10518408. The talk will also be livestreamed and available to view later at https://vimeo.com/event/3575941.