During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the… — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
A preacher was operated on for a hernia. As this was about the time of the first world war he was given… — Art Linkletter Copy Share Image
Starting from the ruins of the Second World War, we - all Europeans said, after centuries of fighting each other, we're going… — Timothy Garton Ash Copy Share Image
The United Nations was founded in the aftermath of World War II, just as the world was beginning to learn the full… — Linda Chavez Copy Share Image
Well, it had to be about the stories and the people who live under the volcano, what kind of new gods do… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
The European wars of religion were more deadly than the First World War, proportionally speaking, and in the range of the Second… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Today, we have a powerful military that serves as a deterrent, but the enemy we have today is not like World War… — Daniel Inouye Copy Share Image
I always found the extraordinary loss of life in the First World War very moving. I remember learning about it as a… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
Last week John McCain said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. This week, he said it's the worst crisis since World… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Growing up during World War II certainly affected my whole view of life, but I hardly know how, it goes so deep.… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
nothing happens in August - except when something really happens in August. World War I began in August, Saddam Hussein's invasion of… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
