Sorley focused on Abrams' military career from World War II, in which Abrams was a tank commander who earned the Distinguished Service Cross, ... General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times].

It’s the M1A2 Abrams, named for Vietnam-era General Creighton Abrams. ... the Abrams—of which roughly 10,000 were built—has undergone half a dozen upgrades since the Cold War ended.

Given the tenor of the times, the average American war protester would have been flabbergasted. With the unpopular Vietnam War raging, a guy with a student draft deferment enlists. He does so as a … ...

The Army sent 1,900 M1A1 Abrams to Desert Storm. A ground offensive called Operation Desert Sabre took place February 24–28, 1990, and included a string of tank-on-tank engagements — 73 ...

Players of War Thunder's American tech trees have been spoiled rotten with new content this year. The consensus is that the newly added F-14A Tomcat is one of the most fun planes to fly in the game.

Brigadier General Creighton W. Abrams, USA (Ret.) served 31 years in the U.S. Army. Commissioned in field artillery, Abrams commanded two batteries, a battalion, a division artillery and a corps ...

The year was 1980 and the first M1 Abrams battle tanks were delivered to the U.S. Army. Named for the late General Creighton W. Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored ...

President Richard Nixon (left) and the top commander in Vietnam, Gen. Creighton Abrams Jr., shown here in May 1969 didn't see eye-to-eye on the Vietnam War. (AP Photo) “If Abrams strongly ...

Those Abrams tanks display a famous legacy. On December 26, 1944, 30-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams led the 4th Armored Division's breakthrough to Bastogne during World War II's ...

I want to write a profile of the general, stressing the Jewish angle.” Back came word that the general wanted no such profile; he had enough problems. So Levin kept searching until he heard about a ...

Abrams is an armor officer like his father, who commanded the 37th Tank Battalion in the Third Army of Gen. George S. Patton during World War II. Creighton Abrams later succeeded Gen. William ...

Mr. Sorley talked about the life and career of General Creighton Abrams. General Abrams played significant roles in World War II, Korea and the Vietnam Wars.