Ignoring this commander's experience 129 years earlier, in the winter of 1941, the Germans attacked Moscow
Who is Napoleon?
Roughnecks, roustabouts & drillers all work on these structures
What is Oil Rigs?
A player who swings from both sides of the plate, like Mickey Mantle
What is a Switch Hitter?
Adjective for the chance of being struck by a meteor
What is Remote?
Called the player-coach of the orchestra, the concertmaster almost always plays this instrument
What is the Violin?
In 1968 Bernard Montgomery said the U.S. had broken the second rule of war:
"Don't go fighting with your land army" on this continent
What is Asia?
No secret handshake required these days to be this professional who uses bricks, blocks or natural stones to build structures
What is a Mason?
Uh-oh, my Visa's maxed out--I must've reached this
What is a Credit Limit?
It's time to be quiet & do this & not be so verbose
What is Observe?
This section in the back of the orchestra is sometimes referred to as the battery
What is the Percussion?
The Soviet Union invaded this "graveyard of empires" in 1979 & suffered 50,000 casualties before withdrawing in 1989
What is Afghanistan?
These 2 words come before "cook" to describe one in a diner making simple, quick meals
What is Short Order?
"To boldly go" is this grammatical construction
What is a Split Infinitive?
I will not shed this for the beast we just killed--after all, he was a predator
What is a Teardrop?
The Sousaphone, a type of this brass instrument, wraps around the player
What is the Tuba?
WWI leaders didn't learn from the terrible effect of these weapons, like the Maxim, in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War
What is Machine Guns?
U.S. News included this mapmaking occupation one of its 25 Best Jobs of 2019, anticipating a rise in demand
What is a Cartographer?
Restaurants like Da Nico & Il Cortile line Mulberry Street in this section of Manhattan
What is Little Italy?
Who'd have imagined I'd catch one of these at the seaside?
Orchestra these are a lot less dome-y than the church types 
In World War I Italy attacked this northeast neighbor in 12--yes, 12--battles of the Isonzo River & got whupped repeatedly
What is Austria?
Nurses can be RNs, registered nurses, or LPNs, this type
What is a Licensed Practical Nurse?
Dissociative identity disorder is more colloquially known as this psychological condition
What is Split Personality?
You consider me this adjective, I presume
What is Supreme?
This standard orchestral woodwind is about 4 1/2 feet long with a curved metal piece called a crook or bocal
What is the Bassoon?