Sentences with phrase «war effort during»

The image came to become one of the best examples of Rosie the Riveter, the symbol of the strength and contributions of women in the war effort during World War II.

It was nice to place the latest standalone expansion pack for Company of Heroes 2 in context, with our gaggle of assembled European writers given a tour of the Bastogne barracks — the operational heart of the Allied war effort during the Battle of the Bulge — before checking out the game inspired by that bloody piece of history.

Churchill, who helped lead the British war effort during the First World War, believes he is a key player in the current fighting against the Axis powers.

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After Rotterdam was bombed during the second world war, the city made an active effort to address social division.

The first person you should be aware of is the legendary financier Jay Cooke, a treasury bond salesman whose efforts helped fund the Union army during the civil war.

Archbishop Sambi's personal credibility was important during the 2006 war in Lebanon and his efforts helped mobilize Lebanon's Maronite Catholics and their support of a ceasefire.

The news and events of today are no worse than during the height of the Cold War, or during WW1 or WW2, but overall it is true that man's world gets progressively worse and will continue to do so until man's effort to deny and hide from God reaches its cl - imax.

[3] There were wars and difficulties during his reign - his huge popularity, especially in Rome, at his death can not mask the fact that during his reign and despite his best efforts, many people did suffer.

That was the century when, during two terrible years, the Black Death killed more than a third of the population from Iceland to India, returning four more times before the era was up; when gangs of terrorists roamed and plundered Europe without hindrance; when the Hundred Years War took on a life of its own, frustrating efforts to end it, «an epic of brutality and bravery checkered by disgrace»; when new weapons and errant knighthood brought an end to chivalry; when widespread peasant revolt was answered by terrible aristocratic repression; and when internal scandal robbed the church of its ability to comfort and save.

Early in the century «day nurseries» were provided for immigrant children, and day - care centers sprang up during both world wars to accommodate the children of women working to support the war efforts.

While the SBC and several of its entities nearly folded during the depression years, the denomination experienced its greatest growth after World War II as evangelistic efforts, the postwar religious revival, and the baby boom swelled the membership rolls of most congregations.

But perhaps not all trainee priests realise they go to a place where two holy Englishwomen helped hide Jews during World War II and were key players in the post-war relief effort.

On the contrary, during the decade after the World War heroic efforts were made to maintain intercourse by organizational devices of one kind and another.

Though the HHS mandate represents an expansion of government power into the heart of many religious institutions, efforts to resist this expansion were portrayed by HHS Secretary Sebelius as a «war against women,» a label that has stuck and a narrative that the Democratic party during its Convention sought to make a dominant theme of the campaign» it would seem, with considerable success.

During the Holocaust, as Nichols notes, religious efforts to help refugees became a «political orphan» of World War II.

During the World War II era, hexane processing to extract oil from soybeans became commonplace to produce fuel for the war effoWar II era, hexane processing to extract oil from soybeans became commonplace to produce fuel for the war effowar effort.

The money for the Tibetans and the Dalai Lama was part of the CIA's worldwide effort during the height of the Cold War to undermine Communist governments, particularly in the Soviet Union and China.

During the war, the British had needed Indian troops, produce and financial support for the war effort.

That's according to state Democratic Party Vice Chair Christine Quinn, who put the Bronx Democrat squarely on the hot seat during a CapTon interview last night about the effort to force the warring Democratic factions in the state Senate to reunify.

The two major national party committees and the four Congressional campaign committees had healthy fundraising efforts during May, leaving them with substantial war chests for the upcoming elections.

As part of the Manhattan Project effort to build an atomic bomb during World War II, Szilard worked together with physicist Enrico Fermi and other colleagues at the University of Chicago to create the world's first experimental nuclear reactor.

The Manhattan Project refers to the effort to develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II by the United States with assistance from the United Kingdom and Canada.

For a time, Alan Turing himself participated in these efforts, in the wake of his seminal work in mathematical logic, and in code - breaking during World War II.

Most of the ground covered should be familiar to history buffs: Hitler's failed efforts to become a great artist, his frustration at watching his adopted country fall apart at the seams during World War I, his resolve to put Germany back on its feet by exploiting the nation's horrendous postwar economic woes and its ingrained anti-Semitism, his 1923 arrest, the publication of Hitler's virulent screed + Mein Kampf, the growing popularity of National Socialism, and the fatal error made by senile German chancellor Von Hindbenburg (Peter O'Toole) to «neutralize» Hitler by giving him a relatively unimportant political post in 1933.

Hudd devoted a great deal of effort to bringing theatrical entertainment to the factory workers and more remote villages of England during World War II, though he still managed to play roles in Major Barbara and I Know Where I'm Going, among a handful of major movies.

Niki Caro's The Zookeeper's Wife recounts the efforts of Antonina Żabiński and her husband, Jan, who risked their lives during World War II to harbor Jewish refugees in the basement of their zoo during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw.

This too is a true story of the Nazi looting of Europe's art treasures during their retreat and the efforts to stop them, but this is a tough, muscular war thriller that pits the stakes against one another: just what price are you willing to pay to protect your artistic legacy?

Zero Dark Thirty (R for profanity, disturbing images and graphic violence) War on Terror docudrama, directed by Oscar - winner Kathryn Bigelow (for The Hurt Locker), chronicling the efforts of the CIA Agent (Jessica Chastain) spearheading the decade - long hunt for Osama bin Laden (Ricky Sekhon) culminating in his death during a daring, nighttime assault on his compound in Pakistan.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening January 2, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS Defiance (R for violence and profanity) Oscar - winner Edward Zwick (for Shakespeare in Love) directs this harrowing tale of survival, set in occupied Poland during World War II, recounting the heroic efforts of three brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) who escape into the forest where they join forces with Russian resistance fighters to save over 1,000 fellow Jews from the Nazis.

Ang Lee's new film is another solid effort, beautifully set in Shanghai during the Second World War.

Fatih Akin (Head - On, Soul Kitchen) is on the short list of the most intriguing 21st - century directors, and his latest effort, The Cut, travels into the realm of historical epic — namely the slaughter of Armenians by Turks during World War I.

Set in the deep south during World War II, the quiet, intimate romance plumbs the hideous effects of racial prejudice and honors heroic efforts — all made by women — to make things right.

Inspired by the scrapping efforts of students during World War II, Get in the Scrap!

During the war, brass was in short supply in the United Kingdom, and it was recycled for the war effort.

Here are major milestones in the life and times of this popular VW: 1934: Hitler orders development of «people's car»: the Volkswagen.1938: Ferdinand Porsche sets the Beetle's final form.1939: Construction of factory begins in Wolfsburg, 100 miles west of Berlin.1941: First Beetle production vehicles come off the line.1941 - 44: Only 1,000 Beetles are produced during World War II because most resources are devoted to war effoWar II because most resources are devoted to war effowar effort.

During World War II, Auto Union produced armored cars and light transports for the German war effoWar II, Auto Union produced armored cars and light transports for the German war effowar effort.

Powerful illustrations illuminate a little - known aspect of World War II resistance: the heroic Muslim effort to orchestrate the escape of Jews who were aggressively pursued by Nazis during the four - year occupation of Paris.

He was rumored to be the famous «Jack King,» a super-spy during WWII who convinced Nazi sympathizers that he was secretly with the Gestapo, which enabled him to obtain invaluable information about those working against the war effort in Britain.

In Manhattan Beach, Jennifer Egan has produced a closely researched exploration of life in New York City during World War II and describes a range of ways in which New York women became involved in the war effoWar II and describes a range of ways in which New York women became involved in the war effowar effort.

Later, it was saved primarily by the combined efforts of the Italian breeder Ferdinando Delor de Ferrabouc [citation needed] and - during the later World Wars - of a few staunch Italian breeders [who?]

While these efforts are admirable, there is another cause that honors the mission of service and animal care established during the founders» World War II military careers.

An additional salvage operation during World War II recovered additional iron and brass for the war effoWar II recovered additional iron and brass for the war effowar effort.

The city itself is rich in culture and history, and is particularly famous as the location of the Ludendorff Bridge, a strategically important Rhine crossing which - crucially for the Allied war effort - was captured by the US army during the Second World Wwar effort - was captured by the US army during the Second World WarWar.

There is both a single player campaign story that is set during the final weeks of World War II as Hitler implements a last ditch effort to save Germany from defeat.

Taking place three years after the end of the story missions that occur during Phantasy Star Universe, the denizens of the Gurhal System have dispatched the menace of the SEED — but the war effort has cost them, and with dwindling resources the game's heroes will travel & take on entirely new challenges.

You're also now filtered into divisions that can be leveled and these represent various aspects of the military effort during World War II.

By this time, Franz Kline was already considered as a leading Abstract Expressionist with a considerable number of exhibitions behind both in the United States and abroad, including the Venice Biennale in 1960 and American Vanguard in 1961, a show that traveled throughout Europe, organized by the US government as an effort to advance itself as a guardian of free expression during the Cold War.

The Louvre will be exhibiting 31 French - owned paintings that were taken by the Nazis during World War II in an effort to reconnect the artworks with their rightful owners.

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Because of this, we were treated to rarely seen works, such as David Smith's Sewing Machine, 1943, one of his few pieces in stone, made during World War II, when steel went to the war effort, not to sculptoWar II, when steel went to the war effort, not to sculptowar effort, not to sculptors.