Words on War: Military Quotations from Ancient Times to the PresentPrentice Hall, 1990 - 559 pages With more than 6,000 entries, organized alphabetically by theme, Words on War is destined to become a standard reference in the field of military history, and is sure to capture the public's fascination as no other single volume on the bookshelves has. |
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... German rearmament . Winston Churchill , speech in the House of Commons , October 21 , 1933 . Major General Raymond O. Barton of the American 4th Infantry Division visited one of his battalions to spur them on with assurances that the German ...
... German rearmament . Winston Churchill , speech in the House of Commons , October 21 , 1933 . Major General Raymond O. Barton of the American 4th Infantry Division visited one of his battalions to spur them on with assurances that the German ...
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... German prisoners [ in North Africa ] was to quote their German soldier's oath to them . A prisoner is always in a state of shock and somewhat ashamed of his position . If the interrogator struck the right chord , he often received co ...
... German prisoners [ in North Africa ] was to quote their German soldier's oath to them . A prisoner is always in a state of shock and somewhat ashamed of his position . If the interrogator struck the right chord , he often received co ...
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... German Nazi war criminal executed by Israel . Einstein , Albert ( 1879-1955 ) German- born U.S. physicist . Eisenhower , Dwight David ( 1890- 1969 ) U.S. General of the Army ; Pres- ident of the United States , 1953-61 . Eliot , Thomas ...
... German Nazi war criminal executed by Israel . Einstein , Albert ( 1879-1955 ) German- born U.S. physicist . Eisenhower , Dwight David ( 1890- 1969 ) U.S. General of the Army ; Pres- ident of the United States , 1953-61 . Eliot , Thomas ...
Common terms and phrases
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