Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D Eisenhower is the current President of The Free Atlantic States. He leads The American Democrat Party and is in a Leadership struggle with Harold Macmillan of The British Labour Party and Margaret Thatcher of The British Conservative Party. He is a stern believer in Internal Security rather than foreign relations. He despises The Imperium. He is assassinated by American Soviet Bloc Agents in 1960 (Player Determined)

He has been described by many as a Constitutional Dictator in all but name.

## Military Career

Dwight D. Eisenhower fought in WW1 as a 2nd Lieutenant but was wounded in Combat during The Second Battle of The Marne and was wounded for the rest of the War. During The Inter-War Period, He rose to the rank of Major in 1920. He would be ridiculed by higher ups in the US Army most notably George S. Patton for not fighting in WW1 and being wounded. This would lead him to leave the US Army in 1936 and join the Democrat Party as the Senator of Texas

## Political Career

After his exit from the US Military, Eisenhower joined the Democrat Party and was elected as Senator of Texas. The President at the time ,FDR, grew fond of Eisenhower and became Good friends. FDR asked Eisenhower to become his Vice President and Eisenhower accepted. Around the time of the Nazi Germany issue and whether America should help Britain and France in the upcoming war, Eisenhower was a supporter of FDR's policy to recover the country, settle the political disputes and support the UK and France via lend-lease. This would lead to the Assassination of FDR on July 8th 1939 by a disgruntled American Citizen who felt he was a coward. Immediately after, Eisenhower was sworn in as President. He abandoned FDR's Policy and increased Military Spending which crippled the country and the Great Depression spiralled out of control. He joined the War of Liberation in 1940 against the Imperium.

## Presidency (Post-1941)

After a colossal American Defeat in France during 1940 and The Allies losing the Air War, Eisenhower agreed to a Peace Deal with the Imperium. The USA was weakened by the war and Political collapse of the Democrat Party seemed inevitable. The American Soviet Bloc was gaining popularity and nearly out elected Eisenhower in 1941 after a Vote of No Confidence which failed. He then agreed to form The Free Atlantic States with Britain and some remaining colonies. He unified The Republican Party with The Democrats to form The American Democratic Party

## Free Atlantic States

Eisenhower would hold power in The FAS for many years. He managed to defeat Churchill in an Election by a small margin. He would continue a Policy of Internal Security and defence against the Imperium and briefly waged war against The Union of East Asian Soviets which ended in stalemate and some minor territorial changes. In 1956, Eisenhower would narrowly avoid an assassination attempt by American Fascists under The National Unity Front. In 1961, A Player Determined Event occurs in which Eisenhower can either be

A) Assassinated by the American Soviet Bloc which can lead to Thatcher Taking Control or Macmillan Taking Control or The Military taking control (Military Junta led by Douglas Macarthur) or The Extremists attempting to gain control. In the period after his assassination, John F Kennedy becomes temporarily in charge of The Government but

B) He Survives and continues as Leader resulting in a War with the UEAS and purging of American Communists. He would then continue to lead until his retirement in 1962 where he would be replaced by John F. Kennedy.