Ridgway steadies the line
1950 · Event
Matthew Ridgway takes command of a beaten Eighth Army in mid-retreat — and within weeks restores its fighting spirit, halts the Chinese, and grinds them back to the 38th parallel by spring. The war that MacArthur nearly lost is saved by the general who replaced him in all but name.
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