Word: weaponeering
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...forest hemmed the area. Most of the company bivouacked smack on the trail. Flank units took position in the jungle; they alone might use firearms, because they alone could shoot without danger of hitting their comrades. Marines on the trail were limited to knives, entrenching tools, fists, or any weapon that would do a job silently...
Last week the Nazis, via Stockholm, threatened England with a whole barrage of cross-Channel rockets. Asked the British Institute of Public Opinion: Do you think the Nazis are bluffing or telling the truth about their secret weapon? Of those questioned, 59% answered: Bluffing. The British military kept their opinion to themselves...
...Sherrod's party. An officer said: "Half of you men get in here. They need help bad on the beach." Jap shells began peppering the water. Major Rice and 17 men scampered into the small craft, which headed for the beach through a barrage of mortar and automatic-weapon fire. The Higgins boat milled around for another ten minutes, getting its share of near-misses. One Marine picked a half-dozen pieces of shrapnel from his lap, stared at them. Another said: "Oh God, I'm scared...
...anti-subsidy argument had these valid points: 1) Subsidies may become a dangerous habit; 2) they might become a political weapon. But the argument relied chiefly on the premise that price ceilings are not sacred. The farm lobby boldly called for reinstitution of the law of supply & demand. Said potent Farm Lobbyist Ed O'Neal, a "little shot of inflation" won't hurt anybody...
Temporarily, Faymonville was up. He was feted by the Russians, who considered him their No. 1 U.S. friend. But he made enemies among U.S. colleagues who did not enjoy the same prestige. Some of them wanted Faymonville to see U.S. Lend-Lease as a bargaining weapon to pry out Russia's suspiciously guarded military secrets. Faymonville said that this was beyond his purview...