Comments on: The National World War II Museum – A National Treasure http://www.armchairgeneral.com/the-national-world-war-ii-museum-a-national-treasure.htm All things military history! Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:45:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Hale http://www.armchairgeneral.com/the-national-world-war-ii-museum-a-national-treasure.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8117 Chris Hale Sat, 23 May 2009 08:09:09 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6042#comment-8117 I am very sad to hear that New orleans hasnt hornored Mr.Higgins before all this got started??? I am kinda related to him by marriage ..My mother in law and Mrs.Higgins are first cousins.She is a real hoot here in Baton Rouge.God bless all those men who ran off those boats facing God knows what ahead of them. I am very sad to hear that New orleans hasnt hornored Mr.Higgins before all this got started??? I am kinda related to him by marriage ..My mother in law and Mrs.Higgins are first cousins.She is a real hoot here in Baton Rouge.God bless all those men who ran off those boats facing God knows what ahead of them.

]]> By: Mickey Russellll http://www.armchairgeneral.com/the-national-world-war-ii-museum-a-national-treasure.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7981 Mickey Russellll Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:13:15 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6042#comment-7981 In 2000 Ambrose wrote in American Heritage magazine of his first meeting with Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower at his farm in Gettysburg, PA. At the end he said, “I see you live in New Orleans. Did you ever know Andrew Higgins?” “No, sir,” I replied. “He died before I moved to the city.” “That’s too bad,” he said. “You know he is the man who won the war for us.” . . . my jaw dropped . . . Seeing my expression, Eisenhower said, “That’s right. If Andy Higgins had not developed and then built those landing craft, we never could have gone in over an open beach. It would have changed the whole strategy of the war.” I find it very hard to believe that Stephen Ambrose, who stretched the truth a bit, did not know that Higgins' boats were known for "winning the War." I'm a DOD Civilian Historian, and taught History as an Adjunct Professor Of History for many years, and was born and raised in New Orleans, a product of New Orleans' Catholic School system, LSU, and SLU, and I guess I was a bit more interested in Andy Higgins than Ambrose. I'm certainly not a Stephen Ambrose fan. WMR In 2000 Ambrose wrote in American Heritage magazine of his first meeting with Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower at his farm in Gettysburg, PA.

At the end he said, “I see you live in New Orleans. Did you ever know Andrew Higgins?” “No, sir,” I replied. “He died before I moved to the city.” “That’s too bad,” he said. “You know he is the man who won the war for us.” . . . my jaw dropped . . . Seeing my expression, Eisenhower said, “That’s right. If Andy Higgins had not developed and then built those landing craft, we never could have gone in over an open beach. It would have changed the whole strategy of the war.”

I find it very hard to believe that Stephen Ambrose, who stretched the truth a bit, did not know that Higgins’ boats were known for “winning the War.” I’m a DOD Civilian Historian, and taught History as an Adjunct Professor Of History for many years, and was born and raised in New Orleans, a product of New Orleans’ Catholic School system, LSU, and SLU, and I guess I was a bit more interested in Andy Higgins than Ambrose. I’m certainly not a Stephen Ambrose fan.

WMR

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