Sentences with phrase «war general who»

He mentioned the Revolutionary War general who cobbled together an army to defeat the British, and whose face looks down on the Historic Lodge's Washington Room.

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As Dale Carnegie noted in his biography of the 16th president, «Lincoln the Unknown,» Lincoln once drafted a stern rebuke of General George Meade, who'd disobeyed Lincoln's orders during the Civil War.

«The whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war on our country,» he told reporters on Monday in New York, where he had been attending the annual United Nations General Assembly.

The Art of War says that victory comes to a general — read, a business leader — who avoids following conventional strategies and instead uses surprising tactics to unsettle a seemingly dominant opponent: David wielding his humble slingshot against a clueless, stodgy Goliath.

As an example, Carnegie cites a letter Lincoln wrote to a general who disobeyed his orders during the Civil War.

The city was named in recognition of Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Many money managers are like generals who «prepare to fight the last war», but the next stockmarket crash is likely to be caused by different factors from the previous one.

An Argentinian lawyer who made his fame prosecuting generals of Argentina's «Dirty Wars» of 1976 to 1983, he has, more than anyone, given the ICC a public profile of an organization assertively pursuing arch-war criminals and insisting upon justice.

Lieutenant General Robin Brims, a Christian who served in Ireland, Bosnia and Iraq, told Premier: «When the names on war memorials were read out [as a child], there were names of people who were clearly related to me.

Yesterday, Angus T. Jones — who is actually the famed «half» in the frustratingly popular Two and a Half Men sitcom and not, as his name would suggest, a Civil War general — made...

On top of that, the same right - wing cons who praise capitalism as the reason that millions of people have, truthfully, found a way out of poverty, support politicians who keep wages stagnated, attack the very CONCEPT of a minimum wage despite the skyrocketing inflation and general cost of living, and support one war after another that makes a handful of people VERY rich while millions suffer, and thousands of troops come home with no legs (and thus, lose their jobs and often never recover).

The revolution contributes many names to the patriotic platform: Madero, whose challenge to the Diaz dictatorship triggered the civil war; those generals, Zapata and Villa, whose exploits are now so romanticized; and those who led the transition to peace and established a stable government — Carranza and Obregón.

(John 11:50) The Free Frenchman tells the story of two brothers who choose a different course after the fall of France in World War II, one going to England to fight for General de Gaulle, the other staying to support the government of Marshal Pétain.

The «seperated» U.S.A. has a president who was elected thanks to the christian right, who has gone to war after talks with a god, who opposes homosexuals although I don't think homosexuals in general hurt him and who on religious grounds has opposed science, wich could potentially help billions in the next few decades.

On the other hand, if Jesus had been a military Messiah who avenged the Jews by leading a crusade against Rome, then the command for holy war would have been validated and given definitive sanction by the Messianic general.

The President makes a declaration and the military follows it, will they send out questionnaires about which wars to fight or who should be promoted to General, I think not.

Maunsel White also marketed cotton grown from his war contacts, including General John Coffee from Tennessee, the subsequent Surveyor General of Mississippi Territory & Alabama Lands, who also served under General Jackson.

«War comes, men and women get deployed, those who stay behind are busier than ever,» said William (Buck) Kernan, the retired four - star general who once ran Fort Bragg.

The video is a rap - spoof of a media interview with «General Baxter, representing AFRICOM», probably a play on the American Union Army General Henry Baxter (1821 — 1873) who fought during the American Civil War.

This is supported by former US general Mike Flynn, who played a leading role in the wars against Afghanistan and Iraq.

A humble man who knew success and failure, he was the outstanding Union general of the Civil War.

He now heads into the general election campaign with a nearly $ 5 million war chest, compared with Malliotakis, a Staten Island assemblywoman who entered the race in April, with $ 220,000 on hand.

Mohammed Adoke, SAN, former Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denied involvement in the diversion of $ 1.6 billion stating that it is the handiwork of his detractors who are bent on using the current administration's war against corruption as an avenue to nail him.

The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.

Potential challengers for the Democratic nomination include Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is expected to report a $ 2.3 million campaign war chest.

When asked to adopt the leadership of the SNP following the resignation of John Swinney in 2004, Salmond quoted union army general William Sherman, who, on being asked to run for president following the American Civil War, declared: «If nominated I'll decline.

Established in 1778, the Office of the Secretary of State is a historically distinguished position that has been held by some of New York's most esteemed public servants, beginning with Revolutionary War General John Scotts, to John Adams Dix, who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary, a Civil War General, and the 24th Governor of New York.

I asked Brynien if he thought Cuomo, who is at odds with progressives in general, but at war with the teachers and state workers unions, might have sufficient time to patch things up between now and a potential White House bid.

I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

Major General Patrick Cordingley, who commanded UK forces in the First Gulf War, blew the whistle on this nonsense, and also argues that «Strategic nuclear weapons have no military use.»

(For those who appreciate science fiction, the SSI looks like a cross between»80s cinematic robot icon Johnny 5 and the new Star Wars prequels» nemesis General Grievous.)

The study, described in the journal PLOS ONE, measured general intelligence in a group of 156 Vietnam War veterans who suffered penetrating head injuries during the wWar veterans who suffered penetrating head injuries during the warwar.

Based on Humphrey Cobb's antiwar novel, this classic war movie starred Kirk Douglas as a French colonel in World War I who defends three doomed soldiers about to be executed for their alleged cowardice in a battle lost by an incompetent and morally bankrupt general (Adolphe Menjowar movie starred Kirk Douglas as a French colonel in World War I who defends three doomed soldiers about to be executed for their alleged cowardice in a battle lost by an incompetent and morally bankrupt general (Adolphe MenjoWar I who defends three doomed soldiers about to be executed for their alleged cowardice in a battle lost by an incompetent and morally bankrupt general (Adolphe Menjou).

The Trent Park records discovered and analysed by historian Sönke Neitzel, author of Tapping Hitler's Generals, show that the 84 German generals who were interned at Trent Park were aware of the severity of the war crimes they had been involved in and that some discussed them almost compulsively.

At its heart, Black Panther has a fairly standard comic book sort of story: baddie Ulysses Klaue (a rare live - action Andy Serkis: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes), one of the few outsiders who knows the secrets of Wakanda, and who had stolen a small quantity of vibranium decades ago, is up to no good again, with a scary dude nicknamed Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan: Fantastic Four, and both of Coogler's previous films) at his side; they must be stopped by T'Challa, Nakia, and the absolute force of nature General Okoye (Danai Gurira), with an assist from CIA agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Sherlock).

The next is hero General Rollan (Jean Marais) who has just taken the position of War Secretary and many want to be President of the Republic.

His career is typical for most of the conservative Prussian generals who took areserved view of National Socialism and, nevertheless, as willing tools, executed Hitler «smerciless war.

The Redemption of General Butt Naked (Directors: Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion)-- A brutal warlord who murdered thousands during Liberia's horrific 14 - year civil war renounces his violent past and reinvents himself as an Evangelist, facing those he once terrorized.

Continuing our coverage of our visit to the set of Avengers: Infinity War last year, here is our roundtable discussion with Danai Gurira, who plays Wakandan general Okoye in Black Panther and returns to the MCU next month.

Those film historians who've summed up Kemp's post-Z Cars TV appearances as «sporadic» evidently haven't seen his small - screen work in such miniseries as Winds of War and its sequel War and Remembrance (he played German general Armin Von Roon in both); he also played Cornwall in Sir Laurence Olivier's 1983 television adaptation of King Lear, and was featured in the internationally produced historical multiparters George Washington (1985) and Peter the Great (1986).

Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa / Black Panther, who anchored his own marvelous feature just a few months ago, is reduced to a glorified field general in «Infinity War,» standing alongside Okoye (Danai Gurira) and M'Baku (Winston Duke) and watching Thanos» troops burn, trample, and otherwise disfigure the countryside (an image that's more upsetting, for various reasons, than a lot of Thanos» violence against individuals).

Fisher, who died nearly a year ago after completing her scenes on «Episode VIII,» reprises her role as General Leia Organa in the follow - up to «Star Wars: The Force Awakens.»

Until then, you can bet Lucasfilm will be on a marketing blitz to convince all those Star Wars fans who aren't yet on board, but perhaps more importantly, all those general audiences who need a little more convincing to buy a ticket to see this one in theaters.

In a painfully ludicrous early scene, the flabby general, now reduced to commander of home defense maneuvers, is found sweating in a Turkish bath by impatient young soldiers who, refusing to adhere to the order «War starts at midnight,» invade the sanctuary and «arrest» him on the spot.

Joining them is the film's only comic relief, K - 2SO (voice of Alan Tudyk, who also did vocal work in «Moana»), a reprogrammed Imperial droid that's a cross between C - 3PO and General Grievious (from «Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith»).

Jason Isaacs is Georgy Zhukov, a World War II hero and general who had fallen somewhat out of favor at the time of Stalin's death, but entered the power struggle in a big way thanks to his understanding of Stalin as well as his own ruthlessness.

In this indie political black comedy, Gandolfini plays Lieutenant General George Miller, a member of the Pentagon who's trying to avoid war in the Middle East.

Once in Europe, Steve and Diana meet up with Steve's old pals — Charlie (Ewen Bremner, «Trainspotting»), Chief (Eugene Brave Rock), and Sameer (Said Taghmaoui)-- to come up with a plan to take down German General Ludenhoff and his evil scientist cohort Doctor Poison (Elena Anaya), who's inventing particularly gruesome gasses to be used in the war.

Probably the best thing about Star Wars is that general audiences will finally get their first look at Natalie Portman (who right now, is the only person signed on for all 3 prequels) and Ewan MacGregor.

To childhood sweetheart Geraldine Chaplin he is a devoted (if cheating) husband; to Julie Christie, with whom he is thrown together by war, he is a passionate lover; to Tom Courtenay, once an intellectual but later a heartless Red general, he's a symbol of the personal life which revolution has supposedly killed; to lecherous, political log - roller Rod Steiger he's the epitome of «rarefied selfishness»; and to half - brother Alec Guinness, the cold secret police official, he's a man who must be saved from himself.