Word: destroyed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Command intended to force a decision west of the Rhine, and specifically west of that stretch of the Rhine covering the Ruhr. The German gamble suited Generals Eisenhower and Bradley down to the ground: they both believed in the good old copybook maxim that it is more important to destroy the enemy than to capture ground...
Without batting an eye, Halsey made his decision: to pull out the Third Fleet, whip north and destroy the carriers. That was what he did, swiftly and without hesitation. But the enemy still had a play up his sleeve. As Halsey turned north to battle, the center task force of the Japs reversed course and headed out again from the inner waters toward San Bernardino Strait. Seemingly the change was not detected by U.S. reconnaissance. By the time Halsey's aircraft and ships had smashed the Jap carrier group off Luzon, the San Bernardino Strait force had burst...
...roused Association was also ready to fight the War Department on other, broader lines. The Association saw the coming battle as one of self-preservation. Rightly or wrongly, General Walsh expressed the feelings of his angry colleagues when he said: "The War Department has never overlooked an opportunity to destroy the National Guard or any part of it when the opportunity afforded." This, they said, might be the Army's opportunity...
Hirohito, the Son of Heaven himself, last week presented several tanks to his troops in northern Japan to use in case the U.S. attempted to land there. Said the tankers' commanding officer: "If the enemy approaches, we will destroy him on the beach and ease the mind of his Imperial Majesty...
...rush of Dday, many exposures were ruined, many negatives lost. One photographer who landed with paratroopers lost one movie and two still cameras while retreating under fire, barely managed to save another still camera to record the first few days' action. Severely wounded, another was forced to destroy all his exposed films when capture became inevitable...