From a Wall Street Journal column by Jonathan W. Jordan about the book by Alex Kershaw titled “Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Sacrifice in World War II”:

When not planning the invasion of Europe, Gens. George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower relaxed by reading western novels. Simple horse-and-gun tales with no complex character arcs, crisscrossed plotlines or moral subtleties. Sometimes you just need a good action story.