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Word: stun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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Doughfeet Right Behind. In early Korea actions, infantrymen were slow in following up artillery concentrations on enemy positions. Since artillery fire often does little more than stun a well-dug-in enemy, this delay lost them the advantages of artillery preparation. Eighth Army veterans now close in confidently behind the last bursts, calmly watch their own "outgoing" stuff land 100 yards away from them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEAPONS: Any Hour, Any Weather | 2/26/1951 | See Source »

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