(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Tommy Franks, retired four-star Army General. Grew up in Midland, Texas, and attended Robert E. Lee High School, the same high school as former first lady ...

As coalition forces increase pressure on Baghdad, ground troops will have an increasingly difficult and dangerous drive toward Iraq's capital city. Two CNN military analysts weighed in Saturday on the ...

On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush ordered General Tommy Franks to invade Iraq. That day jets rained down bombs on military targets in Baghdad, and the next day the land troops marched ...