In the feudal military system of the 13th century, a “squire” was “a young man of good birth attendant upon a knight,” the OED says. In 1475, “esquire” was first used as a term in chivalry to mean the same thing: “a young man of gentle birth, who as an aspirant to knight...
The 100 most common Latin and Greek roots figure in more than 5,000 English derivatives just beyond the average person’s vocabulary of 10,000 words. They are the ones in all CAPITAL letters. By memorizing these 100 CAPITALIZED Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes and roots, you will have a...
aThe most successful component of technology-intensive exports, the transferring of Chinese military hardware to a number of Third World states, may be the most illustrative case of how the West should react to high technology issues in the future. The continued export of advanced weapon systems ...
By: Lee Child, 2017 We love the Jack Reacher adventure books. If you aren’t familiar with this chivalrous modern knight-errant, this collection of short stories is a great introduction. This span of stories from childhood until well after his military retirement gives a good sample of Jack’...
9. Have a classroom discussion about The Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmenwere the first Black American military pilots. In this lesson, students will learn about the Tuskegee Airmen’s contributions during World War II and how their valiant efforts paved the way for desegregating the military ...
Known as Remembrance Day, the day originated as a tribute to the soldiers of WWI, a dark period for our young country, which claimed the lives of over 60,000 military personnel and civilians and over 16 million dead worldwide. As there are no more surviving soldiers of WWI, today we rel...
This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military father’s plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesn’t feel more fulfilled from completing her degree. Staggering under the weight of her father’s expectations, a struggling job market and feelings of burnout, Grace flees her...
And here’s a medical citation from a book of military slang: “Be jabbed, to be inoculated or vaccinated.” FromA Dictionary of Forces’ Slang, 1939-1945,by Eric Partridge et al. (1st ed., 1948). As we said above, the pandemic has given new life to the word—both noun and verb...
His government was apoplectic with the American and British military alliance that was flying Operation Desert Fox, a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from the 16th of December to the 19th aimed at ensuring that the UN no-fly zones over Iraq held, and that the Iraqi leader ...
Known as Remembrance Day, the day originated as a tribute to the soldiers of WWI, a dark period for our young country, which claimed the lives of over 60,000 military personnel and civilians and over 16 million dead worldwide. As there are no more surviving soldiers of WWI, today we rel...