Word: break-through
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Dates: during 1933-1933
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...guns and high explosives, objecting to them obstinately on the grounds of unnecessary expense. An almost speaking photograph shows "Papa" Joffre and Haig behind the lines at the Battle of the Somme, excitedly pointing out to Lloyd George, who stares at them skeptically, that as soon as the imminent break-through is made, their massed cavalry will charge and demolish the Germans. One of the many muddies Lloyd George reveals is that as late as 1915 the Allies were bidding up the price of T.N.T. in the U. S. market by competitive purchases. He throws fresh light on British foreign...