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Abruptly, the British brigadier withdrew his striking force. He telephoned the U.S. commander on his right, asked him please to clear a road which had been assigned to U.S. troops. The American obliged. The British armor charged down the road, flanked Tilly. The Germans, stymied, had to pull...
Aboard his flagship Spruance considered. If Torpedo Eight withdrew, the Japs would have time to get their planes into the air and be ready to ward off the attacks of other U.S. planes. He made his solemn calculations with human lives and ordered: "Attack at once...
...eleven more days the French held their plateau against German siege and attack. Food and munitions were smuggled to them by other Maquis bands. Frustrated, the Germans withdrew to reorganize their attack. Then, at night, most of the French slipped quietly away...
...withdrew to the Khersonese Cape, fought on. When their ammunition ran out, they swam out into the Black Sea, were not seen again. In the famed Khersonese lighthouse, the light died: the 245-day siege was over. It was July...
...loudly for Term IV, amid cheers and whistles at the Steelworkers Convention. And the A.F. of L. once more delayed John Lewis' plea for readmission to its ranks, thus spiking John L.'s chance to swing the A.F. of L. into the anti-Roosevelt column. Angrily, Lewis withdrew his application, cursing the A.F.of L.'s "servility to the Administration...