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...area. These stopped machinery but not mules and men. The rains of Greece make even peaceful travel slow. When he went through Epirus in 1809, Byron wrote his mother: "Our journey was much prolonged by the torrents that had fallen from the mountains and intersected the roads." Successful conquest of these mountainous, slippery areas would have to be brought about on general principles of caution and surprise which have held ever since Hannibal crossed the Alps. Even against an inept enemy, the Italians probably could accomplish this conquest only after weeks, possibly months. The brave Greeks were far from inept...
...letter argues that "The only method of dealing with the totalitarian powers is to act before they act and thwart them before they have nourished themselves by conquest into a condition of irresistible strength...
...Gregor, His Royal Highness the Duke of Württemberg, whose father, Duke Albrecht, was a Field Marshal of World War I fame. Father Odo's mission was said to be to sell the U. S. on Hitler's plan for a united Christian Europe and the conquest of pagan Russia. Two things were wrong with this story: 1) Father Odo was exiled by the Nazis seven years ago; 2) instead of persuading U. S. bigwigs, he stayed quietly at a Benedictine church in The Bronx...
...Monday, the day on which: the Russo-German pact was announced; Italy entered the war; France laid down her arms; the Italian conquest of British Somaliland was completed...
...will be back for duty in the forward wall, Mort Myerson suffered an injured ankle in the Dartmouth game but it seems very likely that he also will be ready to fill his halfback position. According to Coach Carr the rest are in beat of shape for tomorrow's conquest...