Word: toughness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...atrocities committed by these same apple pickers. We have seen our comrades go down under German machine-gun fire and torn to bits by artillery and mortar shells. We have heard the Nazis manning these weapons cry "Kamerad" when their ammunition was gone or the going got tough. These men are cold, brutal, and trained from childhood as killers...
...Army Way. When they see the prestige enjoyed by flyers in the Army, and reflect on Admiral King's insistence on seniority in promotion (which is tough on younger flying officers), naval airmen grow even hotter under the collar. Among top-rankers on General Marshall's staff is the Air Forces' Major General Clayton L. Bissell, acting chief of G2. Another airman, Lieut. General Joseph T. McNarney, was Marshall's deputy before he was in command of a theater...
...forces that made the first, unopposed gains on Luzon last week were no mere regiments or elements of regiments: they were the XIV Corps of Lieut. General Walter Krueger's Sixth Army. They were armed with weapons which had been designers' dreams three years ago. They were tough and junglewise. They were backed by fleets and air forces which dwarfed those of the enemy. They knew that in reserve were other corps to keep the drive rolling in high. General MacArthur was on his way to Manila. To secure the island of Luzon, he had four...
...over-all alertness increased, and morale advanced considerably since the advent of the 0840 morning rising. Those interested in long run results should take note. Besides, Charlie Sayler reports that as a result Cowie is working practically on a cabin mess basis--and still we have liver. Things are tough all over...
When the trackwalker said the police should be told, Ronald declared, "Sure, sure! Boy, what a tough guy! What a bandit!" But on the way to the station, the trackwalker got to thinking. Ronald had been gagged with his own handkerchief, and had tied himself up. Boy-wise policemen wormed out the rest...