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Word: armsful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Norway, like Sweden, rushed reinforcements of arms, men and supplies to her northernmost positions, which would be threatened by the Russian capture of Petsamo. But with neither roads nor railways to the Arctic, Norway could do little to protect her iron mines at Kirkenes or her garrisons at Vadso and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SCANDINAVIA: Help Wanted | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

"They also want to tempt us to fire with automatic arms in order to get our position.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: In the Vosges | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

2) Keep a boot wedged in the Open Door. This would mean taking a strong line against Japan-not only by keeping the flag above the Philippines but by resisting every Japanese advance in China and the East Indies; and would presuppose a willingness to oppose Japan with arms if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Excellency in a Ricksha | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

On Christmas Day in the year 1214, the barons of England armed themselves capapie, and came before their King, the cruel and crafty John, to ask a government of liberty and by law. Twice John "Lackland" denied their plea. The plea became a battle cry, the petitioners an army. London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR & PEACE: Curious Passage | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

In Great Britain the honorary president of a vast pyramid of women's war organizations is Queen Elizabeth, whose wardrobe contains a choice assortment of female uniforms (TIME, Oct. 9). Last week in Paris petite Eve Curie, newly installed as Chief of the Feminine Section of the Ministry of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Too Busy! | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

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