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Steel in the Shadows: Bastogne’s Flank Exposed to Christmas Armor Blitz
As Christmas approaches, the quiet western sector turns deadly. German tanks burst from the tree line in coordinated waves, ...
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Encircled: How Bastogne Was Surrounded But Never Broke
As German forces encircle Bastogne and sever all roads, General McAuliffe faces a siege without mercy and without ...
A World War II European vacation to remember
About two years ago I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I've known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of ...
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How Bastogne changed the Second World War - The Brussels Times
Allied forces eventually came to more than 700,000 men – 600,000 American and 100,000 British and Canadians – with over 80,000 casualties. In the Bastogne area alone, 25,000 German lives and 23,000 ...
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This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and two tanks... and won
Pvt. John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support and comported himself like a one-man anti-tank ...
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Europe’s first 5th-gen tank targets hybrid-electric power for future combat
Europe has launched Project MARTE (Main ARmoured Tank of Europe), a multi-national initiative to design first ...
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MARTE Consortium Launched to Develop Europe’s Next Main Battle Tank
Europe’s quest for greater strategic autonomy on the battlefield took a tangible step forward with the formal announcement of ...