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The origins of “V for Victory!”

9 months ago
Robert Deis aka SubtropicBob

Almost everyone is familiar with the phrase “V for Victory” and the two-fingered V-for-victory hand gesture popularized by Winston Churchill during World War II. But few people today are aware of…

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“No pasarán!” – They shall not pass!

11 years ago
Robert Deis aka SubtropicBob

During the long siege of Verdun in World War I, French military leaders urged their troops to fight the invading German army with the rallying cry “Ils ne passeront pas!”…