Word: maneuverability
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"The Soviet Government has dissolved the Communist International but only in form. . . . The new democratic terminology is only a maneuver ... to promote the inclusion of Communists, obedient to the Kremlin, in the future Governments ... of Italy, Austria and other countries.
"I order: Officers and generals ... to perfect the art of leading troops, reconnaissance and maneuver . . . effect the coordination of all types of troops . . . [introduce] bolder and broader . . . tactics.
"The entire Red Army to break the enemy defenses ... by perfect coordination of fire and maneuver ... to liquidate in good time enemy counterattacks . . . to organize swift pursuit. . . ."
Taciturn General Pershing never concealed the fact that he considered Marshall the A.E.F.'s outstanding staff officer. Nor was Pershing alone. Many an Allied colleague readily admitted that Marshall, at 37, was author and director of the most outstanding large-scale troop movement of World War I: during two...
Soldiers and airmen like bright, moonlit nights; sailors detest them. The Navy's ideal for an invasion is a dark night, with a light breeze and fair visibility. Next best is a full moon, shrouded with clouds so that just enough light filters through to maneuver ships & men. But...