FROM the time man began to fight (which is to say, almost from the time man began) soldiers have brought trophies and mementos home from battle. Among modern warriors, Dwight Eisenhower has done as well as any. From kings, commissars, soldiers and common people in 87 lands he has been flooded with medals and honors and gifts of great price. Together they make an impressive spectacle of 2,200 items, worth $1,500,000. This week, in Ike's boyhood home, Abilene, Kans., the Eisenhower Museum, housing Ike's war trophies and other Eisenhower memorabilia, will be informally...
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