Word: younger
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...thought when he made his deal with the Germans. He still sits hunched behind his oversized desk in his oversized office; he still speaks respectfully of the thoughts and wishes of the Marshal, meaning his own. He still turns now & again to admire the full length portrait of his younger self which hangs behind his chair, and to dream of the time (1941) when he led his troops into Odessa. But no longer does he really believe that brutal, brassy Baron Manfred von Killinger, Hitler's resident emissary, is serious when he asks for the Marshal's advice...
...more clearly does Vice Premier Mihai Antonescu (no kin) grasp the coming catastrophe. Younger, and unhampered by erratic thoughts, Mihai Antonescu has a simple plan: if the Anglo-Saxons remain deaf to every whispered invitation to come into Rumania-then quick! To the airport! A plane is waiting to take the supple second in command to Turkey and internment...
...been a country gentleman, a younger son reared not for the throne (that was for gay Edward), but for the ancillary quiet of a royal dukedom. A strict father, a stalwart mother and some reserve within himself gave him an air of strict propriety. A governess, tutors, a sergeant of the Coldstream Guards cultivated the necessary manners and arts. Naval schools (Osborne and Dartmouth), a sea tour as a snotty (midshipman) before and during World War I shaped him in his family's marine tradition. A childhood friendship produced his Duchess and his Queen, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon...
...depended upon to apply his talents and virtues, not the least of which is patience. During the evacuation of Greece he and his staff arrived at a port where a destroyer was to meet them. The ship was nowhere in sight; the Germans were getting closer; the younger officers were pacing nervously. Someone ventured to ask what the General was going to do. Jumbo climbed atop a pile of baggage and settled himself in comfort. Said...
...Once he sent General Holcomb a list of Marine generals he thought should be retired, to give younger officers a chance. No. 1 on the list: Holland Smith. *Not to be confused with two other approximate General Smiths in Holland Smith's command: Ralph Smith of the 27th Army Division, Harry Schmidt of the 4th Marine Division...