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Later, when the Indians did strike from time to time, there is no record anywhere that they galloped around in circles twanging arrows into the ring of wagons, an absolutely pointless maneuver since the Indians would have been exposing themselves to rifle fire from protected riflemen. Instead, they laid siege, taking command of any springs or streams, until the white men's tongues turned black. But that was rare. Mainly, they hung around asking for handouts...
...young (29) revolutionary general that Bonaparte went to Egypt. Although the outcome is known, Moorehead's superb narrative of the French adventure has the quality of suspense. Napoleon brought a small force by modern standards of mass war (36,000, including sailors), but his riflemen alone doomed the ruling cavalry aristocracy of Cairo to utter defeat. Also, he carried the future in his own baggage train-150 enlisted penseurs, the intellectuals of the French Revolution. Propaganda, engineering, law and government, and an efficient system of tax collection were among the modern arts Napoleon brought to Egypt with his victory...
Dahlias. Suddenly and surprisingly, Private McRacken sprinted ahead of the U.S. tank and ran 500 yds. down the exposed street to the bridge. German machine gunners and riflemen had clear shots at deadly range. McRacken slashed wildly at the white wires, then fell dead at the center of the bridge, his body across the disconnected lines, his clippers at his side. Dozens of Mayenne townfolk watched McRacken's dash and death from their windows, saw the Americans then speed across the bridge to rout the Germans out of town. Villagers stole out on the bridge, placed a white sheet...
...Miss Liberty) was found to be riddled with bullet holes. The winged female in Phoenix. Ariz, has also had a hard time. Known to some as the Whirling Dervish or Biddy, she has no official name, though she carries a torch and a wreath, wears swirling classical robes. Riflemen have at one time or another shot off the wreath in one hand, the torch in her other, and part of her left...
PANAMA, Nov. 3--American Army riflemen with bayonets bristling took command at the Panama Canal Zone border today after anti-U.S. Panamanians tore up an American Embassy flag, and fought for hours with U.S. canal police...