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...great was the quantity of U.S.-made instruments of war piling up in England for the invasion that some Englishmen remarked: it was a wonder that the island did not sink under the weight...
...This war will last much longer than the last great war. The effect of the division between the men who have borne the burden of the fighting abroad, and the men who have shown this irresponsibility at home, will have a longer time to sink in and be accentuated...
...must cast 100 ft. and more, often laying his goof within a foot of snags. His fingers must be sensitive and quick. A steelhead does not strike: he nudges the line as gently as a minnow. The expert recognizes the split second to jerk his rod and sink the hook. Then the whole river seems to explode...
...shipping. Among the U.S. submarine fleet, which has sunk altogether some 355 Jap ships, Wahoo was a high scorer. Sticking his jaw out, Mush would say modestly: "We were lucky enough to see a lot of Jap ships and when you see a lot you're apt to sink...
...landing point, the Japs met a roughly equal U.S. force. The Japanese kept the U.S. force at arm's length by clever use of flares and torpedoes. But the fire control and aiming devices of the U.S. ships were superior. At extreme range, they were able to sink one cruiser and two destroyers for sure (admitted by Japan) and probably two more destroyers (claimed by the U.S.). Announced U.S. loss: one ship "disabled...