Word: ruthlessness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Originally the strategic bombers had based their plans for defeating Germany on a broad program of precise, ruthless destruction of key industries. But the bombers for that plan were not delivered. A dribble of U.S. bombers came to the European theater; the rest were diverted, many for the pressing needs of the campaigns in Africa and Italy, some to the Pacific and elsewhere. For a long while U.S. air forces in Europe were about eight months behind scheduled strength...
...times in history, when the "civil disobedience" of an unarmed people had overthrown a ruthless tyrant. After military revolt failed last month, practically the entire population of El Salvador rose in a spontaneous general strike (TIME, May 15). Led by students and professional men, the nation stopped like a clock. The Dictator's army deserted him; his cronies scuttled away...
...Operation of the $24,000,000 refinery, built with U.S. money in Canada's Northwest, began a fortnight ago-TIME, Oct. 4.) Hard-boiled and quick-tempered when the heat is on, West Pointer Somervell has long riled more ceremonious men by his disregard of red tape, his ruthless firing of officers he deems incompetent, his burning impatience with opposition or delay. His annoyed enemies call him a man on horseback...
Until 1926, Chiang, was a revolutionary. Thereafter he fought the Communists as vigorously as he fought the Japs. A pious advocate of Confucian virtues, Warlord Chiang was also responsible, Gayn claims, for ten years of military bloodshed. Today, Author Gayn believes, Chiang is at once "a ruthless and intolerant man ... a pious Christian ... a canny politician ... a national unifier of the caliber of Bismarck and a petty and jealous political boss . . . consumed by a passion for power...
...feel that there is no way of stopping Russia from taking what she wants in eastern Europe anyway, therefore reasons that "realistic" policy is to allow Russia to have what she would take in any case. Britons in general do not expect Russia to be as greedy or as ruthless as some Americans seem to think. And, within this general policy of negation, Britain still hopes to preserve her interests in key spots - notably Greece...