There had been no reason to suppose that General Dwight D. Eisenhower's European inspection trip would be anything but the most routine of journeys. The world was fed up with heroes, and he was returning to the scenes of his triumph only 17 months after the dramatic moment of victory. But almost as soon as he landed in England three weeks ago, his trip evolved into a triumphal tour such as few Americans had ever experienced.
Working girls at Prestwick, Scotland, thronged around his plane as if he were a combination of Tyrone Power and Laurence Olivier. Queen Mary, a woman...
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