Word: d-day
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...many of his associates, Churchill himself must have seemed the volcano. The year covered by Closing the Ring (June 1943 to D-day 1944) included the assaults on Sicily and Italy, the enlarging war in the Pacific and the massive preparations for the Normandy invasion. Yet Churchill found time to swoop down on laggard officials everywhere, keep a sharp eye on everything from poultry-feed supplies to stocks of playing cards, and make a run through Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...
...could he stand apart when it seemed that Cuba might be overlooked while other legations got a raise in status: "Great offence will be given if ... this large, rich, beautiful island, the home of the cigar, is denied." And not even the imminence of D-day could keep him from correcting Britain's Director of Military Intelligence: "Why must you write 'intensive' here? 'Intense' is the right word. You should read Fowler's Modern English Usage on the use of the two words...
...After D-day Wolpe made his way through German lines and contacted the invading Canadian Army. He guided the leading troops of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles into the city of Calais, and for the next six months saw front line action with them. The adjutant of his unit later wrote...
...train swerved off the main line and sped down a seldom-used spur leading between low hills, straight to the German border. On D-day minus one, Truksa had motorcycled to Asch and thrown a switch...
...D-day dawned. In the chilly morning, from the outskirts, long lines of people started for work on foot. Streetcars rattled through the streets, empty but for the crew. They came to a halt at each stop, while the conductors tried to lure passengers in; nobody boarded. Any weary hiker who yielded to temptation was promptly hauled back from the trolleys by indignant pedestrians. Owners of private cars offered lifts to elderly people. At noon, Barcelona's entire police corps was mobilized; two cops mounted each streetcar to "protect passengers." But the cops were the only passengers...