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...Imperial German flag, a remnant of Prince Albert's visit to Harvard during President Eliot's administration, is also in the collection. On coming across this, Mr. Conally remarked, "I should spit on this damn thing...
...loss of the last remnant of African empire squashed Mussolini's already crawling prestige. For "El Piccolo," King Vittorio Emanuele, who docilely hitched his destiny to Mussolini's bombast, it meant that he could no longer call himself "King-Emperor...
...fight. Cairo reported that ten Italian generals and some 30,000 other Axis captives had already reached the British Army's rear. Other thousands, not slain or wounded, still wandered in the desert. Rommel might have some 20,000 effectives left, plus a few Italian reserve divisions, a remnant of his original force, but still the nucleus of an army if it was permitted time and opportunity to reform...
...long dummy scrimmage against the vaunted Wolverine attack, the usual passing drill, and a kicking session comprised the workout for those who saw major action against Princeton. After these worthies had been excused, Harlow sent the remnant of Team B against Team C in a long, hard scrimmage...
...told of young Quizz West (William Prince), a farm boy who leaves his girl (Mary Rolfe) and his family to become a soldier. Quizz goes to training camp and then to war, and, on a tiny island in the Pacific, is part of a gallant, malaria-ridden remnant that face war's horror, enact its heroism and succumb to its fate...