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...After WWII, Witherby finished his studies at the Law School and became a lawyer with the Raytheon Company. He later became the chief counsel for New England Life Insurance Company, from which he retired...
...against myriad opponents. The guerrilla war against the U.K.'s colonial administration in post-World War II Malaysia and the stubborn conflict in Northern Ireland endowed British commanders with invaluable expertise in counterinsurgency. They learned different lessons in the Falklands, Bosnia and Sierra Leone. (See a brief history of WWII movies...
...anti-Roma rhetoric and adoption of nationalist symbols also used by World War II-era fascist groups have triggered alarm across Europe. The Hungarian Supreme Court banned the group last year, but while it was still active, many Jobbik politicians expressed sympathy for it. (See a brief history of WWII movies...
Lucien Castaing-Taylor: Sheep-herders often blame environmentalists for changing patterns for the demand for sheep. But it’s really brute economics. During WWII there was a surge in demand for lamb and wool. That demand dwindled, and there were too many sheep in the states. Since, Americans have been eating less and less lamb. And they wear wool less and less...
Does she know that 60 percent of all Medals of Honor awarded since WWII have been given posthumously? Does she therefore look forward to seeing Harvard’s daughters killed on the battlefield? Why did President Faust not also bemoan the fact that there are no black or Native American Medal of Honor recipients from Harvard? In fact, President Faust could take an active role to encourage more women to join the military and earn this award if she would allow ROTC back on Harvard’s campus...