Colonel Paul Freeman's regiment was exposed and exhausted. Chinese forces were massing nearby. On Feb. 13, 1951, Lieutenant General Edward Almond, X Corps commander, authorized a withdrawal 15 miles ...
Eighty-one years ago this month, on Dec. 16, 1944, German forces launched their last major offensive on the Western Front. The Battle of the Bulge would become the largest and bloodiest single battle ...
An illustration depicting Gen. George Washington directing the retreat of the Continental Army across the East River, Aug. 29, 1776. (Interim Archives/Getty Images) It was a miracle of deliverance.