The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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Page 48
... army of occupation . The name given to the army that " occupied " Germany after the Armistice in 1918 at the close of World War I until peace was concluded and conditions were somewhat stabilized . Also used for the army staying in ...
... army of occupation . The name given to the army that " occupied " Germany after the Armistice in 1918 at the close of World War I until peace was concluded and conditions were somewhat stabilized . Also used for the army staying in ...
Page 83
... army under Raoul , Bishop of Dur- ham , and Thurstan , Archbishop of York . It received its name from a ship's mast erected on a wagon , and placed in the center of the English army ; the mast displayed the stand- ards of St. Peter of ...
... army under Raoul , Bishop of Dur- ham , and Thurstan , Archbishop of York . It received its name from a ship's mast erected on a wagon , and placed in the center of the English army ; the mast displayed the stand- ards of St. Peter of ...
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... ARMY . Bonus Army or Bonus Expeditionary Force . Journalistic term used to describe an " army " of American veterans of World War I who came to Washington , in the spring of 1932 , to try to persuade Congress to vote them im- mediate ...
... ARMY . Bonus Army or Bonus Expeditionary Force . Journalistic term used to describe an " army " of American veterans of World War I who came to Washington , in the spring of 1932 , to try to persuade Congress to vote them im- mediate ...
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