Word: fortressed
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John Lewis had clearly, coldly and precisely outmaneuvered the President in a battle that was even more momentous than the people yet realized. John Lewis had not yet won that battle, but in the attack his men had knocked out the strong points and climbed the slopes before the fortress. They had made a frightening show of strength, and their ranks were unbroken...
...attained the promised scale. Now, or never, was the time for the effort. If Germany won, an Allied second front in Europe would be indefinitely postponed. If she failed -and her time was running out - the first great breach in the Atlantic Wall of Hit ler's Fortress Europe would be accomplished...
...Tucson. From a World War I private, he rose to chief of inspection section of the G.H.Q. Air Force (1935-37), was made a major general after his successes as highballing first boss of World War II's Ferrying Command. His ashes were dead-marched into a Flying Fortress at Tucson, scattered by air comrades over the mountainous quarter of the area he commanded...
Thus an added load solved a supply problem. But it made another. The lone pilot of a P-38 has no room, no instruments and no time for over-water navigation. For that problem, the Army's solution was simple. To all ocean flights of Lockheeds a Flying Fortress is assigned to shepherd its flock to the other side...
...pesky wallaby (small kangaroo) ran in front of his Hying Fortress as it took off, broke a hydraulic line on the landing gear. Flames from the exhaust fired the fluid. In a few seconds, the fire set off the bomb load and all on board were killed...