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In the trenches.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
You would never know from John Derbyshire's "Left Behind" column (November 5) that my campaign to bring back "spinster" is a narrow one concerned solely with usage. No sooner does he mention my name than he gets so exercised about World War I that you would think I had shot the Archduke. He gives us the Great War, the First World War, 1914, the Western Front, 1917, and Vera Brittain. It's a veritable guided tour through Flanders Fields with no poppy left behind, until at last, when the Great War is over, he crams us onto trains packed with lesbians all reading The Well of ...
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- World War II. Pacific War. 1945. (PAR294314)
- Picture from: Magnum Photos W. Eugene Smith January 1, 1945 700+ words
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- The National World War II Museum to Host Film Conference Examining How a...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 22, 2008 700+ words
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- Veterans of World War II find themselves richly, newly celebrated.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Infield, Tom May 22, 2004 700+ words
...years ago, Bill Guarnere's heroics in World War II were mostly unknown even to his neighbors...Guarnere is an extreme version of what many World War II veterans have experienced recently...weekend with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial in Washington. As they ...
- Hot topic in Germany: aggression in World War I; Sunday marked the 90th...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 2, 2004 700+ words
...largely responsible for the outbreak of World War I. To a population that had grown up...theories that test old notions about World War I are surfacing. Already this year...more students are showing an interest in World War I courses. "I have noticed that World...
- SENS. LANDRIEU, VITTER SECURE $25M TO EXPAND WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 11, 2009 700+ words
...25 million to expand the National World War II Museum, located in New Orleans...focused on the American home front during World War II. "I have long been a strong supporter and advocate of the World War II Museum in its expansion efforts...
Source: HighBeam Research, In the trenches.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)