Potpourri
He wrote Supreme Command
Who is Eliot Cohen?
The elements of the Trinity of War per Clausewitz
What are the Military, the Government, and the People?
The name of the tune (and the author) that later became know as "Taps."
What is Dan Butterfield?
This punctuation mark is used for an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark? (?)
He said these words: "This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or for other kind of loot"
Who is Chamberlain?
JFK's Attorney General
Who is Robert Francis Kennedy?
This Confederate corps commanding general was killed early in the American Civil War and General Lee struggled to to replace him.
Who was General Stonewall Jackson
Name of the Movie about "Old Blood and Guts."
What is Patton?
And is an example of this part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
He said these words: "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A famous T.V. announcer during the Cuban missile crisis
Who was Walter Cronkite?
I was JFK's Secretary of Defense and helped him plan and implement a successful blockade of Cuba.
Who is Robert McNamara?
A grey horse loved by a southern General.
Who is Traveler?
Over, under, above and beyond are all this.
What is a preposition?
He said these words, "It is to wage war by sea and land and air —war with all our might—and with all the strength that God can give—(A voice—And material) —and to wage war against monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. "
Who is Winston Churchill?
He founded the Army War College and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Elihu Root?
During the Civil War, President Lincoln was known by telegraph operators by this Code Word. In recent times, President Obama popularized the same code word.
What is POTUS?
The prominent American accent we hear in 13 Days when Jack, Bobby and their childhood friend speak.
What is a Boston accent?
In the sentence, "Walking is fun and good for our health," what part of speech is "walking"?
What is a noun?
He said these words, "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
He was a famous author and print journalist during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who was John Scali
This Confederate general spent more time pillaging and plundering for wagons and other supplies instead of gathering intel for his commanding general.
Who is General J.E.B. Stuart
This actor who played Patton was almost the last choice of the producers.
Who is George C. Scott?
(Fun fact--Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Lee Marvin, Rod Steiger and even Ronald Reagan turned down the role!)
I insist he stop talking.
I wish I were a rich man.
The above sentence are examples of what type of mood in English?
What is the subjunctive?
He said these words, "We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom--symbolizing an end as well as a beginning--signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago."
Who is John Fitzgerald Kennedy?