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Word: napalm (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...colored canvas chairs atop fern-scented Mount Ammouda, smiling King Paul of the Hellenes, grim U.S. General James Van Fleet and several Greek army commanders awaited the signal for the attack. At daybreak, newly arrived U.S.-made Helldivers cut across the pale blue sky to unload their cargo of Napalm fire bombs. In a few minutes, the sleepy purple mountains seemed ablaze. At week's end, King Paul and his party could celebrate a smashing victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Kai Pali Grammes | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

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