Word: blows
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...time this shrill declaration was made there was no longer reason to doubt that Germany had already dealt the first blow. The weapon had been Japan. The attempt to cut the U.S. life line to the Orient was the opening move of the second phase of World War II, designed to prevent the U.S. from helping its Allies while the Axis disposed of them...
...recruit seaman is credited with the first blow against the enemy. General Quarters had not yet sounded when he fought off an attacking plane singlehanded with a machine...
...Prince of Wales was attacked by a swarm of torpedo bombers. She was hit astern, her propellers and steering gear knocked out. This was exactly the kind of blow by which the British themselves had crippled the Bismarck...
...After the first torpedo, the communications system coolly announced: 'Blow up your lifebelts.' I was in this process when the second torpedo struck, and the settling ship and crazy angle were so apparent that I didn't continue blowing the belt...
...reiterated its "neutrality," claimed its Fleet would be used only for "empire defense." Vichy also warned the U.S. to keep out of Martinique and French Guiana. Widespread French public opinion was probably reflected in a Journal des Débats editorial: "The conditions in which Japan struck the first blow prove that the decision to wage war was taken several days ago. As time passes the benefit of surprise action will doubtless diminish. Should the war prove long, America's potential will make itself felt...