Word: diehardism
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...recalcitrant generals, whether of diehard Kuomintang or diehard Communist persuasion, he talked with the firmness of a Dutch uncle and the adroitness of a donkey driver who knows the value of both stick and carrot. One burly commander, who said that he could not control his troops, was trapped by the steely Marshall eye. "I have only to look at you," said the Special Envoy, "to know that your people will do just what you tell them. Trouble is, you haven't told them, have you?" The commander beamed with confusion and pleasure, admitted that maybe he hadn...
...masters and onetime colonials were waiting for Dr. Hubertus J. Van Mook, the East Indies Acting Governor General. In London and The Hague, determined Dr. Van Mook had pressed for a semi-autonomous Indonesia within a new Netherlands Commonwealth, and he had sold his idea, despite the opposition of diehard Dutch imperialists. Last week, as he prepared to fly back to Batavia, he said: "I am convinced that after one generation the Indonesians can reach full equality of status with Europeans. I hope we will come to terms. . . . There are groups in Java suitable for us to negotiate with...
Shanghai was the focus of a loosely knit and potentially dangerous Japanese fifth column. U.S. newsmen reported that it was composed of Black Dragon terrorists and diehard operatives of Japanese intelligence services. The fifth-column objectives were said to be: 1) promoting anti-democratic propaganda; 2) promoting Chinese civil strife...
Japan was in the grip of a private black terror. The terrorists: diehard fanatics who would not acknowledge defeat. The victims: those "responsible for the ignoble surrender." The punishment: death for those who were caught, arson for those who had fled...
Equally important is the Prince's standing as a professional soldier (a rough, tough cavalryman). This might be handy in persuading diehard front commanders to lay down their arms...