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Rainbow Division
(Encyclopedia) Rainbow Division, nickname of the 42d Division of the U.S. army. The first U.S. combat division to arrive in France in World War I, it participated in the second battle of the Marne,…Niel, Adolphe
(Encyclopedia) Niel, AdolpheNiel, Adolpheädôlfˈ nyĕl [key], 1802–69, marshal of France under Napoleon III. He served with the corps of engineers in the Algerian campaigns, in the French intervention…Jones, David Charles
(Encyclopedia) Jones, David Charles, 1921–2013, American military officer, b. Aberdeen, S. Dak., studied Univ. of N Dakota and Minot State College. He joined the Army Air Corps at the outbreak of…Pike, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Pike, Albert, 1809–91, American lawyer, Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Boston. He settled (1832) in Arkansas, where he became a newspaper editor and a lawyer. He was a…Smith, Sir Harry George Wakelyn
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sir Harry George Wakelyn, 1787–1860, British general and administrator. He served in the Peninsular War and in the War of 1812 and was a brigade major at the battle of Waterloo…Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd von
(Encyclopedia) Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd vonRundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd vonkärl r&oomacr;ˈdôlf gĕrt fən r&oobreve;ntˈshtĕt [key], 1875–1953, German field marshal. He proved his exceptional…Oyama, Iwao
(Encyclopedia) Oyama, IwaoOyama, Iwaoēwäˈō ōˈyämä [key], 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal. A native of Satsuma and a follower of Okubo Toshimichi, he worked to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and…Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Aleutian Islands World War II National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table).War in the Pacific National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Antalcidas, Peace of
(Encyclopedia) Antalcidas, Peace of: see Corinthian War.Trending
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