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Word: macdermott (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Major Hill is completely under the thumb of General MacDermott, one of the most sinister characters ever to wear a U.S. uniform. In one scene, MacDermott is seen sitting in a booty-bulging castle, listening to stock exchange quotations, while his wife has her portrait painted. Upon hearing that timber prices are rising in England, the alert army wife gives the general a shrewd tip: "Have the Germans chop down their forests around the city and ship the wood to be sold in England. What have you been appointed a general for if you can't make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Two Worlds | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

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