Word: defendable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Atatürk and his followers actually considered the lack of roads a defense weapon. Turkish defense thinking prior to 1947 was sometimes described as the "Gallipoli mind." Widely separate cadres of troops were assigned to defend mountain passes and strategic positions. They had their orders-plant the flag on the hilltop and stick until every man died. If there were no roads, the thinking ran, then the enemy would have a harder time moving than the defenders would have defending. The new military equipment and tactical conception the U.S. brought to Turkey in 1947 demanded that the Gallipoli approach...
...question for the debate has been changed to: "Resolved, That co-education should be abolished." The girls will defend the negative...
...shall vigorously resist any attempt to conceal the facts from the American people. We shall defend to the utmost the fundamental right of free, unlimited discussion of controversial questions of government...
Elliott pointed out that several things must be assured the Germans before they are willing to help defend Western Europe. First, she will have to be given greater equality in the N.A.T.O. community. "Among other things," he said, "we must take away the burden of reparations which hangs over...
...decided to admit Greece and Turkey into the North Atlantic alliance. If ratified by all member governments, this action will add about 30 divisions, now under arms, to the West's fighting strength. As the U.S.'s General Omar Bradley put it: "You need the Mediterranean to defend Europe, and you need Greece and Turkey to defend the Mediterranean...