{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Art of Manliness","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com","author_name":"Brett &amp; Kate McKay","author_url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/author\/admin\/","title":"Podcast #1,071: The Making of a Supreme Commander \u2014 How Eisenhower Became the Leader Who Delivered Victory on D-Day | The Art of Manliness","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bFnVPBrKSb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/military\/podcast-1071-the-making-of-a-supreme-commander-how-eisenhower-became-the-leader-who-delivered-victory-on-d-day\/\">Podcast #1,071: The Making of a Supreme Commander \u2014 How Eisenhower Became the Leader Who Delivered Victory on D-Day<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/military\/podcast-1071-the-making-of-a-supreme-commander-how-eisenhower-became-the-leader-who-delivered-victory-on-d-day\/embed\/#?secret=bFnVPBrKSb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Podcast #1,071: The Making of a Supreme Commander \u2014 How Eisenhower Became the Leader Who Delivered Victory on D-Day&#8221; &#8212; The Art of Manliness\" data-secret=\"bFnVPBrKSb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ike-thumb-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":538,"thumbnail_height":280,"description":"&nbsp; That Dwight D. Eisenhower became Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, orchestrating the largest amphibious invasion in history on June 6, 1944, was far from inevitable. He came from the middle of nowhere \u2014 Abilene, Kansas \u2014 had never led men in battle, spent most of his career as a staff officer, [&hellip;]"}