Thanks again.
This must have weighed very heavily on Eisenhower’s mind - ordering it knowing that so many would die, and then living with the knowledge of that for the rest of his life.
Sometimes men have to make decisions like that, and keep Faith that they are acting for what is Right, and that God will aid them.
Eisenhower famously composed a statement, never released, announcing that the invasion had failed, and taking responsibility for the decision to go.Dale Carnegie, author famously of How to Win Friends and Influence People, also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. In that book, he recommended Eisenhower's procedure. Which amounted to figuring out what was the worst thing that could happen, and accept that it was going to happen. Because when you just worry, you act like the worst is unbearable. Being realistic about what was the worst result is the best way to control worry. So goes the theory, anyway.