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see the strength of the blue lines in front of them. But it was
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Two things an officer must do, to lead men. This from old Ames, who never cared about love: You must care for your men's welfare. You must show physical courage. Well,
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The best way to defend is to attack and the best way to attack is to attack. At Chancellorsville, Lee was asked why he attacked when he was outnumbered three to one. He said he was too weak to defend. --GEORGE PATTON
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with one goal, seeking information of some movement of the enemy, whether anyone was shifting
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worn-out shoes. Few of the men had anything solid on their feet, and the curses toward the supply officers went mostly unheeded by the officers, who had worries of their own.
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responsibility, had been shifted from the president's weakening shoulders. It was now up
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know
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Dammit, you've got a job to do! He tried to pull energy--confidence--from the faces of the others, even from men who had never done this before.
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He slapped one hand against the breech of the Thompson, slapped again, pulsing frustration, and said aloud, "Dammit!"
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No cause that was ever worthy was without its turmoil, its trials, its hopelessness. We are not defeated yet.
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knows where he is now. Not here, that's for sure. Hope the Krauts didn't grab him. Buford...Dammit!
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have to know, he thought. I have to get out there and talk to people and see for myself. But there's nothing I can do now, and, dammit, I need some sleep.
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Too far! Dammit, I need a rifle! But his own men were answering, the M-1s close beside him opening up. "I got one! I got one!" Marley's"
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Giraud has changed his mind.
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throwing
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A condition of war' exists.
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No matter how many times you give the orders, you don't show them that you know damn well what's going to happen next. Doesn't matter if these boys are illiterate mudkickers or college boys. They'll still aim that musket and do their best to kill that scoundrel over there who might be trying to do the same thing back. And afterward, whoever took the better shot goes back to the camps, talks to the new recruits, tells them all about it, and ..
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We got a duty . . . we all got the same duty, all of us, Major." Armistead"
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control of Tunisia, and in both Algeria and
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I'm not concerned about General Burnside right now. I'm much more concerned with how far Lee will let us go before he does something.
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he is appointed Lieutenant Colonel, second-in-command of the Twentieth Maine Regiment of Volunteers.
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No one knew how to end it. The war had settled into unbearable, unwinnable battles. It had reached a point where there were no more victories, only death.
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As has happened in the American Civil War and World War I, the technology for mass destruction has far outpaced man's ability to maintain the peace.
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Burnside was in the best position on the field, could have moved at any time toward a weak defense, a defense that was weaker still
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All right. They're on our left. They're on our right. They're in front of us, they're behind us. They can't get away this time." --COLONEL LEWIS "CHESTY" PULLER"
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In terms of the collective memory of the American people, the Korean War is not just forgotten. It was not remembered in the first place...." --HISTORIAN ALLAN MILLETT"
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Lee made small greetings to the others, saw the sour expression of Jubal Early, Ewell's division commander,
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annoyance, Eisenhower knew that the prolonged
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who blamed Lee. Longstreet knew that somewhere
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Every Marine was trained in handling a rifle, no matter what noncombat job he might assume down the road. Right now, at Hagaru-ri, every Marine was now a rifleman.
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Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight ... touch the mountains and they shall smoke ... He had memorized that verse years before, Psalm 144, knew somehow, strangely, that it was for him, that God had put those words there as a sign, words to guide him to his duty.
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Go home, Sean. Go plant some flowers and mow your grass. And maybe hatch a couple more kids." "You sound like Colleen. That's what she wants." "It's what we all want. Some of us just don't know it yet." --
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If you are not affected, if you are not hurt by what we do, then you will not do anything to stop it. The war will simply continue. As long as it is just the soldiers,
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