Word: commandeering
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Full of authority in a field command, he was no diplomat: he got lost in the jungles of Chinese and British high imperial policy. Chiang asked for his recall, and President Roosevelt consented...
...Sdot Yam, located near the ruins of ancient Ceasarea. When war broke out, Hannah Szenesh volunteered for special service in Hungary and enrolled as a parachutist. She was trained by the British. Hannah was to make contact with Jewish members of the Hungarian resistance movement and relay certain Allied Command instructions to them. She was caught, tortured, and finally shot by a firing squad. Hannah Szenesh was a member of Haganah...
...heavy cruiser "Minneapolis" became his command during 1936 and he held this post until assuming his professorship at the University in June...
...your spirit against the Japanese. I beg you to give up your belief in force, change your policy, partake in the government. . .help nationalize our armies and realize constitutional China . . . put an end to chaos. Once you join the government, if you wish General Ho Lung [veteran Communist commander] or anyone else to assume my command, I would welcome and assist him. With your assent I myself would serve under him obediently and loyally. A peaceful, united and democratic China is not only the need of our people but the hope of America and Russia. It would win the sympathy...
...first period saw the honors about equally divided between the two teams with each side missing several good chances to score. In the second quarter, however, the Crimson booters took command and were passing at the Blue's goal mouth continuously with shot after shot being turned aside by Bob Kline, the Jumbo goalie...