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...vivid descriptions of Bir Hakeim. Vastly superior in manpower and artillery, Rommel predicted that it would take him 15 minutes to crush the 3,700 men stationed there. Instead, combat raged for a bloody 15 days, the Legion holding out despite waning supplies and unbearable heat. As defeat seemed imminent, Koenig ordered a risky nighttime breakout through enemy lines. The book reaches its hair-raising climax with Travers at the wheel, Koenig at her side, speeding over dunes between firing tanks, and ultimately leading 2,400 men to safety...
...defeat to Yale came as a surprise, considering that the Crimson had humiliated the Elis, 104-50, at their annual dual meet just two weeks before. It was also the first time Yale had beaten Harvard at Outdoor Heps since...
...Taylor's only individual defeat on the day came in the 200-meter dash. Cornell's Katy Jay, who had come close to beating Taylor in previous sprints, came through this time to win her first individual Heptagonal title...
Even after losing the decision, as Gore prepared to deliver his nationally televised concession speech Dec. 13, Brazile wanted her candidate to simply withdraw from the election, and not concede defeat...
...Crimson was held under five goals only one other time this season, in an 8-3 defeat at Notre Dame...