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Germany's total sub fleet probably numbers 400, enabling her to keep 100 or more at sea all the time. The last announced convoy to land in Britain had to fight off 35 separate attacks. Until the United Nations knock out or otherwise neutralize that sub fleet, victory on land in this global war will be incalculably remote. The tide did not turn in World War I until Germany's U-boats were beaten and the ocean supply lines cleared. The ocean supply lines are even more vital to victory in World...
Honor and Msambi Juice. Shocked by the terror loosed when the Indian National Congress party was driven to open revolt, Bhansali became involved in investigations of an incident at the village of Chimur. There a mob killed three constables and a sub-inspector, then burned their bodies. British troops arrested 321 men, imposed a collective fine of 100,000 rupees on Chimur's Hindus, and sentenced 20 to be hanged, 26 to life imprisonment. Later the British modified their punishment (14 to die; 27 to receive life sentences), but ruled out Indian protests that the soldiers had looted homes...
...racks and sights are simple, efficient devices. Designed by an Air Forces officer, the rack can carry two demolition and two smoke bombs (for marking sub locations), is operated by a lever on the floor. The bombsight, hung outside the window, is effective up to 3,000 feet and is made of materials worth only...
Until it got racks and sights, CAP was chiefly effective in locating submarines for the big-game hunters in bombing planes and surface craft. CAPmen would radio a sub's location, wait for the nearest craft with slugging power...
Ever since Hugh Hyde and Bunks Burditt were publicly labelled "unofficial bridge champions of the College" snide remarks have been going about as to the validity of their claim. To silence this sub rosa sabotage the pair have announced that they would be glad, very glad in fact, to meet all comers before their Sunday night match...