Word: warriors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Luckless Lover. Hugo's father was one of Napoleon's generals. Victor's infancy was full of the clash of swords. But the infant Hugo was not impressed by Bonaparte. Under the influence of his strong-willed mother, who despised her warrior husband, Victor became a Royalist. Father Hugo raged. But Mother Hugo got even by letting the little Hugos romp with their "godfather," her Royalist lover, General La Horie...
What the critics of Winston Churchill wanted to know was, simply, whether the old warrior was looking forward to the economic, political and technological battle to make Britain free from the need for empire, or whether he was among those who hoped for a revival of the old dominations and privileges; whether he was fighting for England and empire, or for the United Nations and world freedom. It was bound to affect his every war decision. If he was fighting for freedom he might have to risk Britain's greatness. If he was fighting for empire, he might risk...
...brave, young face of Pilot Officer Freeguard, 19, looked down on flaming Cologne the night 1,000 R.A.F. bombers plastered that German city with destruction. The same warrior face, on a British Ministry of Information poster, now is going to Russia above this message: "We lost 44 planes on that raid, but we are prepared to give our lives to destroy Fascism, as you are giving yours. The Fascists will not be able to stand the hell we shall give them together...
...varied, but the first of these is the acting of Paul Robeson. Following a finer tradition of Shakesperean interpretation than the American stage has seen for several years, Mr. Robeson dominates the play not because of his role, but through the fine quality of his characterization. Othello's warrior of great strength and fearlessness is also a man of a simple nature that is receptive soil for the seeds of jealousy planted by Iago. Watching Robeson's performance, one can see this jealousy blight the tenderness of his love at the start as in his description of his love...
...Warrior. In Dedham, Mass., John R. Marsolini, soon to be inducted, asked court permission to shorten his surname to Mars...