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...action at Belvedere, for which the 100th was officially cited, the divisional commander had to commit the battalion sooner than expected, to outflank a tough German position. With little artillery support the Nisei cut behind the position of some 500 Germans, knocked it to pieces, killed, wounded and captured 271 Germans...
...Russians knew what they wanted and stood firmly for it. They won respect because their reluctance to yield was so obviously motivated by their anxiety not to commit Russia to anything the Soviet Union might not be able to live up to. And the Russians made concessions, voluntarily upping their subscription to the Bank from $900 million to $1.2 billion, after the conference had reluctantly agreed to the lower figure...
Rather than crack the Coalition at mid-invasion (and probably commit party suicide). Greenwood & Co. simply resolved not to vote. Labor Minister Ernest Bevin propelled his big bulk across the House floor, stopped in front of Greenwood Grated Bevin: "So you won't vote, eh?" Greenwood grinned at him, turned with a grin to the nearly 200 Laborites ranged behind him, sat tight. So did they. Once again, they were in revolt against their own leaders in the Government...
...narrative high point of Welles's book is the long chapter describing his 1940 mission to Europe which was undertaken in the fragile hope that the "phony" war might somehow be halted before the real shooting began. Welles had no authority to commit the U.S. to war, but he managed discreetly to suggest that his country might change its isolationist mind if a Nazi victory seemed imminent. The portraiture in Welles's European travelogue rings clear and true. The late Count Ciano is shown boldly expressing his contempt for German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and his antagonism toward Hitler...
...Dutch voice from London spoke to Dutchmen doing labor for the Nazis in Belgium, France and The Netherlands: "Commit acts of sabotage whenever a chance arises . . . damage highways, railroads, waterways. . . . Your chance is here to do your part in the liberation of your country...