Al Nofi's CIC
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Issue #156, June 24th, 2007 |
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This Issue...
- Infinite Wisdom
- la Triviata
- Short Rounds
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Infinite Wisdom
"There are few die well that die in battle."
La Triviata
- The name "Napoleon" apparently
derives from the Old German "Nibelung � Child of the Mist" which
derives in turn from "nebel � fog."
- During the eighteenth century the number
of active army and navy officers serving in the British Parliament averaged
10-15 percent of the total membership.
- About 8,000 American Indians served in
the Armed Forces during World War I.
- Arguably Auguste Escoffier, the famed
chef who more than anyone codified French cuisine, might not have attained
greatness in the kitchen were it not for his service as a volunteer cook during
the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, where a shortage of resources
often required some inspired improvisations, such as pot-au-feu
du cheval.
- During the civil wars of 1638-1660,
between a quarter and a third of all men of military age in
Britain
were at one time or another under arms.
- One night during a siege of Chambly in
1102, a thunderstorm broke over the Frankish camp with such violence that
virtually the entire army panicked and fled, forcing King Louis the Fat to
abandon his effort to take the castle.
- On Sept 26, 1918, 2nd Lt. Guy
Chamberlain, of Coy C, 345th Tank Battalion, gained the dubious distinction of
being the first American armor officer to be killed in action, during the
opening hours of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
- During the Franco-Prussian War, which
lasted barely six months, Kaiser Wilhelm I made about 40,000 awards of the Iron
Cross.
More...
Portions of "Al
Nofi's CIC" have appeared previously in Military Chronicles,
Copyright � 2005 Military
Chronicles (www.militarychronicles.com), used with permission, all rights
reserved.
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