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Says one character to another in Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon: "Such peculiar birds as you are found only in the trees of revolution." The Archbishop of York is possibly the most peculiar social revolutionist the world has ever known. It is doubtful whether he thinks of himself...
Blue exhaust flames flicker like fireflies in the predawn darkness. On the flight decks of U.S. carriers, dive-bombers, torpedo planes and fighters are being revved tip. One by one they soar out, their red and green riding lights skimming lower over the shadowy superstructures of a multitude of warships...
"With red-rimmed eyes which know no sleep, the German soldiers stare into the night's terrible darkness, from which the enemy may appear at any moment. With ears clogged with mud, they listen to the distant roar of tank motors, which just as often come from the rear...
This description of the plight of German soldiers came not from Russian sources but from a Nazi correspondent, for Herr Goebbels has apparently decided that the best way to toughen German citizens is to scare them stiff. The report added: "The perpetual order is: positions must be held until retreat...
The shield's black background is the "darkness of Nazi oppression." A Crusader's sword across the shield has "red flames of avenging justice leaping from its hilt." Above the sword a rainbow, made up of all the colors of the United Nations, stands for hope. Over the...