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Word: casualtiesâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1968-1968
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...cost in allied lives would also be great; he has long since proved that he considers one American life worth five of his own in the campaign to weary the U.S. of the war. That, too, characterized his war against the French, where at Dienbienphu he even budgeted 100% casualties???and took 8,000 dead to wipe out 2,000 of the camp's defenders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: The General's Gamble | 2/9/1968 | See Source »

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