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Strike Against War
by Helen Keller To begin with, I have a word to say to my good friends, the editors, and others who are moved to pity me. Some people are grieved because they imagine I am in the hands…The Devil's Dictionary: War
by Ambrose Bierce WALL STREETWASHINGTONIANWAR -n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity. The student of history who…Brewer's: Sacred War
(1) A war undertaken by the Amphictyonic League against the Cirrhaeans, in defence of Delphi. (B.C. 594-587.) (2) A war waged by the Athenians for the restoration of Delphi to the Phocians…Brewer's: Trojan War
(The). The siege of Troy by the Greeks. After a siege of ten years the city was taken and burnt to the ground. The last year of the siege is the subject of Homer's Iliad; the burning of…Brewer's: Tug of War
(The), a rural sport, in which a number of men or boys, divided into two bands, lay hold of a strong rope and pull against each other till one side has tugged the other over the dividing…Civil War Battles
The Question: What state was the site of the most battles during the U.S. Civil War? The Answer: A report by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission…The Toledo War of 1835
The Question: I just moved to Toledo, Ohio, and found out about the war between Ohio and Michigan and want to know where to find more about it. I thought it…Vietnam War Veterans
The Question: Where can I find a list of Vietnam War casualties from the State of Florida that includes their branch of service? The Answer:…Brewer's: War of the Roses
(See Roses.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WardWar of the Meal-sacks A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Barons' War
(The). An historical poem by Michael Drayton (1603). “The pictures of Mortimer and the queen, and of Edward's entrance into the castle, are splendid and spirited.” —Campbell. Source:…Trending
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