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Admiral Arleigh Burke, 54, blue eyes for the moment behind horn-rimmed glasses, looks past the curtains: on his maps, pinpointing every major warship and command, are the symbols of his Navy's revolution...
...kites, Thailanders knew he was back in politics. A 1947 bloodless coup restored him to power, sent Pridi into exile. Durable Premier Phibun has survived several attempted counterrevolutions. (In 1951 he was politely captured by the navy in the midst of a ceremony. He was taken aboard a warship, but escaped when a bomb hit the ship. Phibun swam safely back to shore and power.) In recent years Phibun, the World War II collaborationist, has proved to be one of the best friends of the West, Southeast Asia's most militant anti-Communist (Pridi, on the other hand...
...Douce as an officer, Gaston is welcomed by his kinsman, and performs such deeds of valor in combat with the Spaniards as would shame a Walter Mitty. Far from being a coward, Captain Eugéne is a great commander and gentleman. In a fine, frenzied finale, the English warship is indeed met and run from, but for reasons that give both Gaston and the reader plenty of chance for reflection about the various nature of honor and man's view of her. Moral: black and white are the most deceiving colors. Says the ship's priest...
...understand that orders must be assigned to plants and yards which have necessary equipment and qualified personnel ... in spite of American millionaires." Result: the Reds increased the number of Communist shop stewards at Piaggio from four to seven (out of eight). Faced with this challenge, the U.S. canceled the warship contract: a clear demonstration to Italian workers that, by voting Communist, they had taken bread out of their own and their families' mouths...
...chair to the Churchill piano and had sung Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington, Winnie said irascibly: "You'd be no good in the intelligence service." He then waved his hand and barked dramatically: "Get into a warship and see some action! Go and sing to them when the guns are firing-that's your job!" Coward wanted to explain that this would be "impracticable, because during a naval battle all ships' companies are at action stations and the only place for me to sing would...