Topic: Helmuth von Moltke

When B-52s start flying to assert U.S. power in the face of Chinese ambition, it is worth recalling what 1914 meant, what it lost and what it launched.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

In war, as in life, the secret to success is having a wide range of options. That was the basis of German Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder's approach to operational art, as opposed to the school of Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen with its myopic focus on one option. The list of commanders and nations whose single option failed is a long one.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007.

UPI almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006.

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2005 with 32 to follow.

Today is Monday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2004 with 32 to follow.

Today is Saturday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2003 with 32 to follow.