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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis.

- From a post-war debriefing of a German General

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Today in Military History

December 7

1815:

Michel Ney, Marshal of France, is executed by firing squad, after being convicted of treason for his support of Napoleon Bonaparte.

1837:

Skirmish between Militia and patriots at Montgomery's Tavern

1917:

World War I: United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

1941:

Canada declares war on Japan, Finland, Hungary and Romania

1941:

HMCS Windflower is lost on the Grand Banks

1941:

Japanese attack Pearl Harbour

1949:

Chinese Civil War: The government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.

1975:

Indonesia invades East Timor.

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