Word: unexpectedness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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As for the British, their strategy was to maul Rommel as they advanced, to lash at him in unexpected places-and they probably had a surprise up their sleeve. At best, superior Allied air power would be able to disrupt superior Axis ground power and give Allied infantry, artillery and...
Gain & Loss. This week the Canadians licked their wounds. Losses in manpower were known to be high-probably two to three thousand. The Allies confessed that they had met unexpected resistance. From the Germans, who first claimed that they had repulsed a full-fledged invasion, came claims of "very high...
Most obvious reason for last year's deficit was the 11% slump in attendance over the year before, partly due to the Met's shortage in its chief stock in trade, fine voices. Unexpected blows last season were the loss of its greatest artist and box-office draw...
At a private luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, blunt Henry Kaiser outshouted Airt Chief Henry ("Hap") Arnold and tough Lieut. General Brehon Somervell, chief of the Services of Supply, when they challenged his ability to produce. He had found an unexpected ally in ubiquitous Harold Ickes, who suggested...
Sky Patrol. Amateurs make a small but worth-while contribution to the science of astronomy. The 400 professional stargazers in the U.S. have their eyes full; their research is mapped out for months ahead, with no time to watch the skies for unexpected phenomena. So many an amateur is organized...