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...greatest military conquests of the year-although not against the greatest forces-were those of frog-legged Tomoyuki Yamashita, who blasted the British out of Singapore, the Dutch out of the Indies and the U.S. out of Bataan and Corregidor. Yamashita in one year successfully seized a great empire for his country. On his side were advantages in numbers, in preparation, in the stupidity of the Allied nations, but Yamashita successfully capitalized on them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Die, But Do Not Retreat | 1/4/1943 | See Source »

...courageous group of miners from the musty fold of the A F of L. It was he who built up the ranks during the depression years, and made them a strong political factor in the elections of 1932 and 1936. Strongfisted and crusading, John L. was the biggest frog in a growing pond of industrial unionism up until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lewis' Last Leap | 10/8/1942 | See Source »

...boys in Ward 7 were delighted by your article "One Frog Paddled" [TIME, Aug. 31]. What courage Adrian has shown, going ahead in face of it all. That's what we like-courage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 21, 1942 | 9/21/1942 | See Source »

...landlord held him to his lease by telling him a story: Two little frogs fell into a churn full of cream. One swam around, got tired and decided he might as well drown. The other kept on swimming until he felt an island forming under him -an island of butter formed by his paddling. "Now," said the landlord, "do you want to be the little frog that gave up easily or will you be the one to keep on paddling and finally win out?" Adrian thought he would paddle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Frog Paddled | 8/31/1942 | See Source »

...Digest listed the microscopic quantities of nicotine and the low percentages of tars found in each smoke. On the figures, Old Golds were ahead of the rest by a thin longitudinal slice of a frog's hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Backfire | 7/13/1942 | See Source »

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