Word: belleau
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with the problem of reparations, Mr. Hoover should not have become involved in it." But to M. Herriot blame and honor were not to be confused. Dramatically he reminded the Deputies of "Les Soldats Americains," raised his great voice in booming praise of those "who died for France at Belleau Wood, St. Mihiel, and in the Argonne." From this M. Herriot made a smooth transition to: "Messieurs! The Premier of France has come before you to ask you to honor the thing which is more sacred than anything else -the Signature of France. I personally refuse to dishonor...
...panic. General Petain called for U. S. aid. General Pershing rushed the 2nd and 3rd Divisions forward to meet the German onslaught. The 3rd Division met the enemy in Chateau-Thierry (May 31), blocked his advance at the bottom of the bulge southward. The 2nd Division cleared Belleau Wood (June 25). This defensive engagement cost the A. E. F. 9,500 casualties. More than fighting, the U. S. contributed new morale to the French troops who turned in their tracks and stood off the invaders in the Second Battle of the Marne...
While American War Mothers learn the technique of hand grenades near the graves of Belleau Wood, and while Mussolini considers the beauty of machine guns, Aristide Briand has given European diplomats another opportunity to write their names on a piece of paper. Long featured in frayed journalese as the canny apostle of the Quai D'Orsay, Briand has dragged an ancient skeleton from the diplomatic closet placarded "Pan-Europe" and rattled its bones from the lake front of Geneva to the austere marble of the Hague...