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General Giraud had the good fortune to be a prisoner of Germany after the fall of France. By preventing him from taking a definite stand either for or against the Vichy regime, this event allowed the General to preserve the halo of purity and personal integrity which still surround him. On the other hand, he has not yet shown by any concrete act that he unconditionally favors the cause of the United Nations. On the contrary, by surrounding himself with such men as pro-Vichy Nogues and Boisson, he has created a definite doubt as to whether he is potentially...
Seven minutes' walk from the classroom sector is the area of homes, the College Quadrangle. The six Halls surround a large very flat space, which is used for such ladylike pursuits as sitting in the sun and playing field hockey...
...northeast are railways and roads, now the military arteries of a fortified rectangle. Against the eastern edge of this rectangle, between Rzhev and Vyazma, and against the upper edge just west of Rzhev and on two sides of Velikie Luki, the Russians drove last week. Their purpose was to surround both places, to cut the railways and roads serving them and the whole German system before Moscow, then by progressive sweeps to reduce and occupy the entire area...
...decisions of global politics and global strategy made in the Cabinet. Perhaps it is just as well. Franklin Roosevelt has never shown a disposition to surround himself with strong men in high positions. His Cabinet looked weak even in peacetime. Now, least of all, do most Americans want their war policies to be shaped by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, the lady in the funny hat; or by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., who got his job via gentleman farming and publication of the American Agriculturist; or by Postmaster General Frank Walker...
...mandated Marshalls, 1,200 miles eastward toward Hawaii, protect Truk on one side. The rest of the Carolines surround the Truk group itself: many & many a tiny island like Makin may offer no real protection, but does insure the Japs of ample warning of assault upon Truk...