Word: concussional
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Even two miles back from the carpet U.S. troops were rocked by concussion. There were U.S. casualties-many of them-from U.S. bombs that fell short of the targets. But the bombardment broke the crust of the enemy's defenses.
Foxhole for the Night. Nowhere have I seen the nature of the Jap better illustrated than it was near the airstrip at dusk. I had been digging a foxhole for the night when one man shouted: "There is a Jap under those logs!" The command post security officer was dubious...
Technical information was still restricted, but Londoners reported that the rocket shells burst with a concussion more terrifying than a bomb explosion, and throw out a curtain of metal fragments which come down like hailstones.
Hints for soldiers and sailors: 1) on long marches, they should hook their fingers in the shoulder straps of their packs, continually move hands and elbows, to be sure of good circulation and the ability to handle guns when they reach the front; 2) to protect their eyes from tiny...
After centuries of wading through shallowing water and deepening machine-gun fire, the men split into two groups. One group headed straight for the beach. The other struck toward a coconut log pier, then crawled along it past wrecked boats, a stalled bull dozer, countless fish killed by concussion. Those...