The Civil War
General Creighton Abrams
2014-02-16T09:30:34-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjRhXC8yMDE0MDIxNjA5MzMxNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Military historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Sorley talked about his book Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times. He argued that Abrams is America’s greatest general since Ulysses S. Grant. Sorley focused on Abrams' military career from World War II, in which Abrams was a tank commander who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, through Vietnam, where he oversaw the withdrawal of U.S. Army forces.
Military historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Sorley talked about his book Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of H…
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Military historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Sorley talked about his book Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times. He argued that Abrams is America’s greatest general since Ulysses S. Grant. Sorley focused on Abrams' military career from World War II, in which Abrams was a tank commander who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, through Vietnam, where he oversaw the withdrawal of U.S. Army forces. close
Military historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Sorley talked about his book Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of H… read more
Military historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Sorley talked about his book Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times. He argued that Abrams is America’s greatest general since Ulysses S. Grant. Sorley focused on Abrams' military career from World War II, in which Abrams was a tank commander who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, through Vietnam, where he oversaw the withdrawal of U.S. Army forces. close
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