Word: hollande
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...private to three-star rank, commanded all land-based aircraft which helped .turn the tide at Guadalcanal, led Marine conquests on Bougainville, Guam, Peleliu, Okinawa, became the first Marine ever to command an entire army (the U.S. 10th), on the death of General Simon B. Buckner Jr.; succeeded General Holland M. Smith as commander of the Fleet Marine Force...
...European hostels were generally plain places, where young people could sleep for about 25? a night. The Americans worked without pay; in fact, it cost them $600 apiece to make the trip. In Europe they teamed up with Eng lish hostelers, formed work groups, and fanned out into Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. It was the first time U.S. and European hostelers had gotten together since...
Back in the century when the King James Bible was hot off the press, and England and Holland fought for New Amsterdam, Seaman Edward Coxere spun the hair-raising story of his life in simple-seaman's language, and sewed the quires shipshape in vellum. Rats alone chewed over the MS. until 1940, when it was unearthed by a London book dealer...
Most of the Indies Dutch now realize that the old days will never come again. The Dutch at home are beginning to understand that Ir. Soekarno & Co. are attempting to engineer a complete break, economic as well as political. As a result Holland's earlier, more tolerant attitude toward Indonesian home rule is stiffening. But at best the Dutch faced a pretty grim prospect. Sardonic Hubertus van Mook put it this way: "There will be shooting for a long time in Indonesia, but we hope to get it on a friendlier basis...
...After Holland was liberated, Queen Wilhelmina gave Starkenborgh an audience in The Hague. He drove to the palace in his automobile, sent the driver back because he was sure the audience would last several hours; doubtless the Queen would have him to lunch. Much to his surprise the Queen ended the interview in 15 minutes. Starkenborgh went home by trolley...