Word: damnedest
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...hoping for it, and I know only too well that perhaps I am not worthy of it anyway. My chief concern now is to get abroad, and when I get there to do my damnedest to avenge my brother's death. I won't stand for anything less than the complete conquering of the devils who let this hell on earth loose. Whatever my part is to be I intend that it shall at least be one that is felt by some German or Germans, and I have gritted my teeth to see this thing through and hang on like...
...expect every British tank to do its damnedest." Such was the message of General Byng, given immediately before the opening of the great battle of Cambrai. The gist of this message was sounded more than a century ago and was followed by a victory as glorious and decisive as is recorded in the history of nations. It came, as in the present instance, at a moment when the enemy was winning successes in every country of Europe, when public opinion was discouraged, and ominous clamors for peace were being heard. But roused by the confidence and determination of their chief...