Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...destruction of the German forces. We have reached complete agreement as to the scope and timing of operations which will be undertaken from the east, west and south. The common understanding which we have here reached guarantees that victory will be ours. No power on earth can prevent our destroying the German armies by land, their U-boats by sea and their war plants from the air. Our attacks will be relentless and increasing...
...tactics were equally impressive. Three of the four heaviest R.A.F. attacks were delivered on twin targets. Purpose: to split up the Nazi interceptor forces, prevent concentration of Germany's highly organized mobile anti-aircraft artillery. The three raids: Nov. 3, Düsseldorf & Cologne; Nov. 18, Berlin & Ludwigshafen; Nov. 26, Berlin & Stuttgart. On these three and the Berlin attack Nov. 22, the R.A.F. lugged about 2,000 tons of bombs per night. An R.A.F. rule of thumb: one raid of 2,000 tons requires a month's organization work by 18,500 men, destroys as much...
...even the Japs must realize, we will hit them harder. But no amount of bombing and shelling can obviate the necessity of sending in foot soldiers to finish the job. The corollary is this: There is no easy way to fight a war. and there is no panacea to prevent men from getting killed...
...bank accounts and other "idle" money, to keep dollars working and prevent slack times. A tax on spending in booms to hedge against inflation...
...Sterilizing lamps. Already used in air conditioning and to sterilize dishes, these lamps will soon be available in small sizes with many new uses: on toothbrush racks they will keep the brushes germfree; in shoe trees they will kill fungi, prevent athlete's foot...