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“If ever there was a game and desperate fighter, Sharkey was the man.” He had to know; this was the second violent meeting between the two big men, their first for the title held by “The Boilermaker.” The “Irish Terror” hit the deck in round two but, true to...
The Greatest Generation members lived through the Great Depression and many of them fought in World War II. These individuals have often been described as driven, patriotic, and team players. The Greatest Generation members also tend to be the parents of the Baby Boomer generation. There are few...
The Greatest Generation is a term used to describe those Americans who grew up during the Great Depression and fought in World War II, or whose labor helped win it. The term "the Greatest Generation" is thought to have been coined by former NBC Nightly News anchor and author Tom Brokaw in...
The gut-wrenching depiction of an often-overlooked aspect of America's past makes this film a powerful and unforgettable tribute to the courage of those who fought for freedom. Released: 1989 Directed by: Edward Zwick Also ranks #1 on The 25+ Best Civil War Movies Of All Time, Ranked Also...
Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer. —Frederick the Great 16 This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combination which renders victory certain even before the...
I've also fought one of the greatest heavyweights ever. When I die that can be written on my bloody headstone." "Lovely fella," sighs Maloney. "Just wish he would pack it in. I have great respect for him. He's one of the few heavyweights to have won a Lonsdale Belt, and he's...
This may surprise you, but this depiction of the 1864 Battle of Cherbourg was Manet’s first-ever maritime painting. He painted this scene based solely on press descriptions of the naval attack. Fought during the American Civil War, this battle occurred between the USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama...
as the craziest of all Hitler’s risks. Not least because it was Red Army troops who would, as a consequence, eventually enter Berlin in victory nearly four years later, after the most destructive single war ever fought – and so this gamble obviously went spectacularly wrong for the Germans...
Cenation leader launched Orton for AAs from the top rope and through the announce table. Even at five falls with only a minute remaining, Orton gunned for a punt, but Cena stepped aside and locked in the STF for the sixth and deciding victory in a true war of attrition. — JEFF LABOON...