Seven days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a little-known Brigadier General by the name of Dwight D. Eisenhower was called to Washington as a strategic planner. Five years later, "Ike” had risen tothe rank of Five-Star General and was named Supreme Commander of Allied forces in World War II. He was the principal architect of the D-Day invasion of Europe. Considered one of the most important events in modern history, the Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy marked the beginning of the end of the World War II in Europe. Available exclusively from American Mint, this exquisite tribute to the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in World War II features a highly detailed engraving of Dwight D. Eisenhower and an excerpt from his famous pre-battle speech on the obverse.