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Near the East Prussian border with Lithuania stood the windmill of Tauroggen. Inside sat a disgusted Prussian general. He was about to commit treason. Across the table sat a Russian general, in command of Russia's forces in the Baltic. The Prussian had orders to take Riga, but he promised the Russians...
...strange historical coincidences lay profound historic causes. Once more the whole Junker caste had reached the windmill at Tauroggen. Once more the Junker, whose whole justification for being was their embodiment of the Prussian state, faced an age-old conflict-Prussia v. Russia, patrician v. plebeian, military honor v. treason...
Shortage of Time. Washington itself was divided. Many in the Administration wanted to begin an orderly reconversion to peace now, as against the Somervell school, who think that any talk of reconversion now is next door to treason. To the Reconversionists, General Somervell's blast seemed like a blow below the belt...
When Francois Coulet, General Charles de Gaulle's civil administrator for Normandy, fired subprefect Pierre Rochet, collaborationist chief of police of Bayeux, bitter-end patriots cheered. They pointed out that Rochet was a cousin of Pierre Pucheu, the first high Vichyite officially condemned and shot for treason...
...Sedition is defined as inciting resistance to lawful authority. It falls short of treason, which involves an overt...