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The hypothetical Proto-Indo-European noun *kóryos denotes a 'people under arms' and has been translated as 'army, war-band, unit of warriors', [3] or as 'detachment, war party'. [4] It stems from the noun *kóro-'cutting, section, division', attested in Old Persian as kāra 'people, army' (Persian: کاروان, romanized: kārāvan, lit.
[4] [5] "Taps" is sometimes said to originate from the Dutch taptoe, meaning "close the (beer) taps (and send the troops back to camp)". An alternative explanation, however, is that it carried over from a term already in use before the American Civil War. Three single, slow drum beats were struck after the sounding of the Tattoo or "Extinguish ...
War Party (released in the Philippines as Toy Soldiers Too) is a 1988 film directed by Franc Roddam and starring Billy Wirth and Kevin Dillon. Set in present-day Montana , it explores the tension and mistrust that can characterize interactions between Native Americans and White Americans .
A self-described political junkie since birth, Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver's activism started on the left in the 2000s, pushing back against Republicans for starting two wars in ...
"Life During Wartime" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released as the first single from their 1979 album Fear of Music. [2] It entered the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart on November 3, 1979, and peaked at number 80, spending a total of five weeks on the chart.
Adolf Hitler [a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, [c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.
The Meaning of Life was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. [29] While the Cannes jury, led by William Styron, were fiercely split on their opinions on several films in competition, The Meaning of Life had general support, securing it the second-highest honour after the Palme d'Or for The Ballad of Narayama. [30]
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