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War in the Pacific National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

(Encyclopedia)International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), worldwide organization of medical groups dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons and preventing nuclear war, est. 1980. Based in Ca...

United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes: see war crimes. ...

Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Hungary

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Hungary, Hung. Magyarország, republic (2015 est. pop. 9,784,000), 35,919 sq mi (93,030 sq km), central Europe. Hungary borders on Slovakia in the north, on Ukraine in the northeast, on Romania...

Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818–93, American politician and Union general in the Civil War

(Encyclopedia)Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818–93, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Deerfield, N.H. He moved to Lowell, Mass., as a youth and later practiced law there and in Boston. He w...

Austria

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Austria ôˈstrēə [key], Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2020 est. pop. 8,917,000), 32,374 sq mi (83,849 sq km...

Palmer, Frederick

(Encyclopedia)Palmer, Frederick, 1873–1958, American writer and war correspondent, b. Pleasantville, Pa. He began war reporting in the Greco-Turkish War (1896–97), reaching the height of his fame as a correspon...

trench warfare

(Encyclopedia)trench warfare. Although trenches were used in ancient and medieval warfare, in the American Civil War, and in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–5), they did not become important until World War I. The i...

Kuropatkin, Aleksey Nikolayevich

(Encyclopedia)Kuropatkin, Aleksey Nikolayevich əlyĭksyāˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch ko͞orŭpätˈkĭn [key], 1848–1925, Russian general. He distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. Made minister...