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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...easy" blitz war? General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff, had been specific on that point. "Veterans of the Eighth, the Fifteenth, the Twentieth and other historic Air Forces," he said on July 2, "know very well that there are no cheap and easy ways to win great wars." The way Congress had apportioned funds almost equally among the Navy, Army and Air Force also seemed proof that no one was counting on an "atom blitz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Revolt of the Admirals | 10/17/1949 | See Source »

...Blond Aryan. Some shots of late nights, cigarettes, etc. make it plain that the Blond Aryan is out of training. In the final fight he appears a pushover, but the hero rushes to the ringside and inspires his protégé to get in there and win-which he does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROPAGANDA: The Hair of the Dog | 10/17/1949 | See Source »

Army's big, rough football machine tore into Harvard yesterday and rolled up the highest score ever inflicted on a Crimson team, scoring eight touchdowns to win, 54 to 14. Harvard, fighting against both a ferocious offense and a rising total of injuries, was able to work its offense only in the second half, when two drives carried for scores...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Hard-Hitting Army Team Mauls Varsity, 54-14; Score Is Highest Ever Piled Up Against Crimson | 10/16/1949 | See Source »

Despite the pre-game weeping from the Point, Army expected to win the Michigan game. "In spite of what our press releases said, we thought we had a good chance to win the game," said backfield coaching staff member Doug Kenna on Sunday. "Everybody did all we expected, and some of them a lot more...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Mr. Blaik Fields A Capable Team | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

Undoubtedly the Cadets expect to win this one, too, so one of Harvard's greatest hopes is that Army will be overconfident. Unfortunately, overconfidence is not so good a runner as Jim Cain, nor so good a passer as Arnold Galiffa...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Mr. Blaik Fields A Capable Team | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

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