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...technological battle to make Britain free from the need for empire, or whether he was among those who hoped for a revival of the old dominations and privileges; whether he was fighting for England and empire, or for the United Nations and world freedom. It was bound to affect his every war decision. If he was fighting for freedom he might have to risk Britain's greatness. If he was fighting for empire, he might risk losing...
...Germans, reporting big-scale British landing exercises at Gibraltar, had not forgotten that along the Balkan coasts were the points of action nearest to the Russians' southern front. Nor could they forget the coastline between Tunisia and Egypt, in Rommel's rear, where a sudden blow might affect the whole course of battle in North Africa and the Middle East...
...high-frequency signal currents merely ride on the high-power current like waves on a river. The vibrations are drawn off at any point by a condenser or antennae system. This does not affect the power circuit which thus acts much like a special track for radio waves. As in radio, many frequency channels are available so that several conversations or signals could be carried by the same wire at the same time. By eliminating the need for separate telephone lines, many tons of aluminum, copper and steel could be saved. Chief obstacle: lack of materials for telephone instruments...
...lecture, fifth and last in a series sponsored jointly by the Harvard Summer School and the American Association of Scientific Workers, describes how weather, vegetation, water supply, raw materials, and other items of natural environment affect tactics, and how the planning of strategy is closely linked with climatic conditions...
...this summer, however, reports indicated that gas and tire shortages were narrowing the small car-owning group here, and the Council's recommendation will thus affect...