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...more between the Scots and the Germans). Queen Elizabeth sent them all plum puddings. There was the visit of George VI, when the King held his salute for a battalion of chasseurs a pied until the last little proud-eyed rear guard quick-stepped by. Then there was the Blitzkrieg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Concrete Guy | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

...seem certain that the war's centre of gravity was tending south; that Germany would soon play some taking cards in the Mediterranean area. The worst that could happen would be everything at once: invasion of Britain, a Spanish-based blow at Gibraltar, a German-supported Blitzkrieg across Egypt to the Suez Canal, an Italian drive down the Nile, turbulence in the Balkans and a diversion through Turkey, blasts here and there at Perim, Dakar, perhaps at Singapore with the help of the eager little Japanese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHERN THEATRE: Winter in the Wilderness | 10/14/1940 | See Source »

Passing was the specialty of the day, and the rather green and unorganized Yardlings were unable to cope with the Deacons' aerial blitzkrieg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Deacons Prey on Yardlings | 10/8/1940 | See Source »

...roofed Tao Fong Shan mission high above lovely Shatin Valley near Hong Kong. That fusion of symbols suits the earnest, persuasive Norwegian missionary. His object is to teach Buddhist monks Christianity in a familiar setting, make them converts to take Christianity to millions of other Buddhists. The Nazi Blitzkrieg last spring cut off funds from Norway and Denmark which have long financed Missionary Reichelt. But his work will go on. U. S. Lutherans have rallied to his support, as they have to 37 other orphaned Norwegian, German, Finnish and Danish missions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Orphaned Missions | 10/7/1940 | See Source »

Technical strategy this side of the Atlantic reached a new high Friday night when an efficiently organized group of Engineers from M.I.T. staged a Stadium-blitzkrieg...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPRING FEVER HITS TECH; RESULTS ON STADIUM TURF | 10/7/1940 | See Source »

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