Word: vasto
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...this attitude does not come directly from Christ but from the patron saint of modern India, Mohandas Gandhi. "Nowhere have I encountered a political, social, economic and practical doctrine which in my opinion conforms more to Christ's teachings than Gandhi's," says Joseph Lanza del Vasto, 61, the white-bearded, mystical founder and patriarch...
That barrier consisted of a series of transverse ranges, stretching north eastward from Mount Massico on the Tyrrhenian coast, through Venafro and Isernia to Vasto on the Adriatic. No single engagement cracked this German line. The job was done in coordinated thrusts-the first by Lieut. General Mark Clark's Fifth Army at Mount Massico, then one by General Sir Bernard Montgomery's Eighth Army at Isernia, and another by General Clark's men at Venafro. These break-throughs were followed by two smashes at the flanks. Vasto fell to the Eighth; the Fifth probed into...
...valley-bottom roads, the Germans could give ground slowly and at a stiff price. General Mark Clark's Fifth Army pried them from Mondragone, the western anchor of their line. General Bernard Montgomery's Eighth bit sharply toward Isernia, key to the enemy's center, and Vasto, his east coast anchor...
...quinto potu, vasto potamus hiatu...
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