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Word: handly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...said to a man who stood at the gate of the year: 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown,' and he replied, 'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than a light and safer than a known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Indoor Sportsmanship | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...that Almighty hand guide and uphold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Indoor Sportsmanship | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...example of sisu by carrying the war into Russian territory on one front while on another they withstood merciless attacks by a reinforced Russian Army. In the wilderness that forms most of the Russo-Finnish frontier between Lake Laatokka and the Arctic Ocean, the Finns definitely gained the upper hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN THEATRE: Sisu | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...Army patrols are well equipped with two automatic rifles, two telescopic-sighted rifles, one machine gun and five hand grenades for every ten men. Said the Finnish Commander: "So far the best equipment and ammunition we have got from any foreign power is from Russia, and we generously give it back, but in a different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN THEATRE: Sisu | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...Yesterday, in the hand-to-hand fight, I was separated from my men and surrounded by the Bolsheviks. Three of them, armed with automatic pistols, started hunting me. I killed two of them and the third ran away. Thank heaven for that! ... By that time my old pistol, which wasn't very good as you know, was so hot that it broke to pieces. ... I need a big Mauser revolver, caliber 9. If you are unable to get this size, and if you can find a Nagan revolver or a big Colt pistol, send this with at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN THEATRE: Sisu | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

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