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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Arnhem Bridge. El Alamein epitomized Montgomery's battlefield style: a long, careful buildup of matériel superiority followed by a massive frontal attack with secondary flanking pushes. These tactics were successful in many battles-at Mareth, Tunisia, the Sangro River in Italy, and Caen, France-but they also led to some disasters. The most notable was the ill-starred 1944 operation "Market Garden," a Montgomery plan to march straight into Germany's Ruhr Valley by seizing five bridges that crossed the Rhine in Holland. The drive collapsed at the crucial crossing, Arnhem Bridge, with a devastating defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Monty: The Legend of El Alamein | 4/5/1976 | See Source »

Harvard led, 10-3, but Yale had not yet begun to fight. In the next match, it sent out Jim Bennett, the Ivy League's first NCAA champion in 16 years. He completely toyed with outmatched Harvard wrestler Tom Bixby, who left the mat with a serious shoulder injury after several minutes. Yale was awarded six points for the default, cutting the Crimson lead...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Matmen Give Powerful Yale a Scare, But Bulldogs Survive Upset Bid, 21-16 | 2/21/1976 | See Source »

...felt worse today than I ever have out on the mat," Albert said. Unfortunately, he looked like it, getting beaten...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Lions Upset Grapplers, 21-16 | 2/14/1976 | See Source »

...Night at 7:45 (Sat mat at 4), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie at 6, and 9:45 (Sat mat...

Author: By Seth Kaplan, | Title: CELLULOID AND POPCORN | 2/12/1976 | See Source »

Smile at 6 and 9:50 (Sat mat at 2:10), Hearts of the West...

Author: By Seth Kaplan, | Title: CELLULOID AND POPCORN | 2/12/1976 | See Source »

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