Word: conservee
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> The Germans were not fighting to hold the island. To all effects, they had lost it. They were fighting for time to prepare their defenses in northeastern Italy and the Balkans. This singleness of aim was a real military advantage. They did not have to expend their forces to save...
Hardy Abe. Lincoln, the son of a lean, tired mother, was conceived during a bitter rainy spell at the end of an unusually hard Kentucky winter. All this, says Petersen, predisposed him to a lanky figure, active metabolism, fickle blood pressure and extreme sensitiveness to the environment. In the harsh...
Don't Hurry. Once clear, slow down, conserve strength. Swim slowly toward a rescue ship (if any) or a raft or a group of survivors. Lookouts are more likely to see a large group of men in the water than a lone swimmer. If rescue ships stop picking up...
¶The strategic aim of the Allies is to conserve and mass available forces "to strike mightily in one theater."
The Axis is trying to conserve its remaining air forces. The Luftwaffe's Field Marshal Albert Kesselring sends his fighters in only when he expects local superiority over a particular target, seldom has the superiority even then. For these tactics, Kesselring must have mobility. But his forces can be...