Word: polishers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Foreigners have several times conquered Poland, but few foreigners have ever mastered the pronunciation of Polish. It has a peculiar letter similar to L which is pronounced like W; W is pronounced like V or F; CZ like SH; SZ as in the word "azure." Poles also frequently half tick off an extra consonant or two that is hitched in front of many words, and pronounce OW at the end of words as in "woof-woof...
...gave his word he wanted no Polish provinces; he broke...
...before, B. Mussolini's Council of Ministers announced that in the German-Polish war, "whose origin lies in the Versailles Treaty," Italy would take no part. And B. Mussolini, in his reply to Franklin Roosevelt's plea for humane bombing (see p. 13), repeated once more that Italy was not fighting anyone just...
...began. While the King was speaking the German armies were driving to smash the Polish defensive triangle of Lwow-Lublin-Cracow before winter weather aided the Poles. While the bombers were loading, the Chancelleries were preparing their papers to place the guilt of launching the war (see p. 20). Then, the spokesmen stepped from the stage of history; the silent generals took their place...
...neutrality in Rome built fortifications in Rumania. As the great organizations of war collided last week, as the spokesmen of belligerents and neutrals said what they had to say, one fact stood out: Germany had lost the war of nerves that had raged through the pre-War summer. No Polish ally backed down. Isolated Germany began the fighting. No friend moved to aid her in the 26 countries of Europe, and although a swift Polish victory could draw them in, none moved as the talking stopped, the shooting started. More completely alone than any great power at the start...