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...trip they took together that Gingrich claims changed his life forever. It occurred when he was 14 and went with his father to the World War I battlefield of Verdun, France. They wandered the fields, scene of ghastly sacrifice, with its solemn tombs for soldiers from each country, and then slipped into the ossuary. But there were private stairs leading down to a basement, walled off by glass windows that had been painted black to hide what was inside. The paint had peeled, so they decided to take a peek...
...Gaudet is fond of using phrases like "it's a man's game out there," "guys putting their bodies on the line," "setting the tone," "playing physical when it counts." You'd almost think from listening to him that he was a general on the front line at Verdun in a past life, now coaxing his troops to execute just one more bayonet charge...
These types of games have all the figurative mud and slime of Verdun or Passchendacle, and two types of fans hate them to the pith of their marrow--the neutrals and the purists. Very often, those groups are one in the same, which is just a coincidence...
...series, which begins next week, follows the exploits of young Indy as he travels the world with his father, a college professor, and encounters some of the most famous people and events of the early 20th century. Indy serves as a courier at the Battle of Verdun, meets the young Picasso in Paris, goes big-game hunting with Teddy Roosevelt, matches wits with Sigmund Freud and even has a hot romance with Mata Hari. There are thrills and chills, but also -- here's where the derring-do comes in -- a dose of history, philosophy and social commentary. As young Indy...
...airborne briefing en route to Saudi Arabia, however, Powell cautioned against the idea that the "ground campaign, as the night follows the day, means huge casualties." Saddam may be planning a Verdun in the sand, but ! allied commanders insist they are not going to oblige him by relying primarily on frontal attacks on the impressive Iraqi fortifications. The campaign instead is likely to combine a flanking maneuver around the lines in Kuwait, with paratroop drops and amphibious landings behind those lines...