On the external galaxy issue, most astronomers believed that spiral nebulae were external galaxies until Harlow Shapley led one last final assault on this idea. (apod.nasa.gov)
She's a two - time winner of the American Society for Microbiology Public Communications Award, first in 2005 for her article, «Polio: The Final Assault?» (sciencemag.org)
The Algerian army carried out a dramatic final assault to end a siege by Islamic militants at a desert gas plant on Saturday, killing 11 al Qaeda - linked gunmen after they took the lives of seven more foreign hostages. (cnbc.com)