Word: willingness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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But unfortunately there is no Forum in the Yard where members of the Classics Department may mount the rostrum and shout about "The Glory that was Greece" to the intellectual proletariat. The can only sit at their desks and hope that some students will be willing to gamble three courses...
"You have repeatedly asserted that you [Hitler] and the German people have no desire for war. If this is true there need be no war. ... It is still clear to me that international problems can be solved at the council table. ... I trust that you may be willing to make...
"Are you willing to give assurance that .your armed forces will not attack or invade the territory or possessions of the following nations: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Russia, Bulgaria, Greece...
To coax the Soviet Union into the Grand Alliance was a ticklish business. The last thing the Polish and Rumanian Governments want is a Red Army on their soil, even one fighting in their defense. They are more than willing, however, to accept Russian planes and munitions. Off early this...
One more cause of friction is personal dislike between the House of Savoy and the Ciano family. II Duce's favorite daughter, Countess Edda Ciano, does not even rate as a royal lady in waiting, is ignored by Queen Elena. Moreover, it was Count Galeazzo Ciano and the scheming...