Word: feint
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Admiralty Albert Victor Alexander announced that Britons had landed on Greek soil (presumably on some Greek islands) and he promised vaguely: "What we can do we will do." What the British could do was not much. In London there was some suspicion that the Greek war was a mere feint, intended to draw British strength from Egypt, paving the way for an Axis drive on vital Suez. The Italian attack was in fact no feint, but the British could take no chances. The Salonika campaign in 1915-18 required 157,000 men, and Britain now could spare nowhere near that...
Armchair strategists wondered if the Chiapas trouble was a feint to draw Government strength from the North, where Almazanismo is stronger. Watchful President Cardenas sent his stanch supporter, General Jesus Gutierrez Casares, down to Chiapas to find out. General Manuel Avila Camacho, who will succeed General Cardenas as President on Dec.1, postponed his scheduled departure for Washington until the revolt spread or dried...
...speech to his troops warning them to be ready. Benito Mussolini topped off a Sunday of checking up on military preparations by appearing before several hundred Fascist youths demonstrating for war. Italy's day was at hand. Even the plan of attack was outlined (possibly as a feint) by the Fascist review Conquiste d'Impero: "Since an Italian offensive against France would require tremendous effort, it would not be worthwhile. On the other hand, France could not send great forces against Italy, since she is engaged with Germany." Italy's war, said Conquiste d'Impero, would...
...enemies since William have threatened Britain seriously with invasion. The first, Philip II of Spain, built a great armada for the try, but it got wrecked by battle and storm near the British coasts. The second, Napoleon, threatened from Boulogne in 1805, but his inept Navy and his elaborate feint to draw the British Navy off to the West Indies failed miserably. The third, Hitler, last week put out preliminary feelers over southeast England. Some chickens, a pony, a cow and two heifers were the first victims...