Show ' I The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday October 20 2003 C4 luoNmmppiM m mReMRtMPow caNTttrmRMM miRMNwmM IT conn WIN r lf SHERMANS LAGOON Book documents 19 weeks of World War ID irtNar gwrrmNslqpwc) mm MUCH I tMsaim - TTcZ-- L- si w J wr irsI w spcnp? f ' TO SHOPPING? - 'A'' j j Brown By orman For AP Weekly Features N 1 TO vou?? ' EUECTAOMCSAAETD A6WWTTHE ? ? fi Book review SHOE DEPARTMEMT MUST £ ri On May lQ 1940 the German army ended months of inactivity on the European continent and unleashed its “blitzkrieg” or “lightning war nc sahetmhese look'1 DC SAME I “19 Weeks: America Britain and the Fateful Summer of 1940” By Norman Moss Houghton jMifflin 400 Pages $2750 j BE TO HW ' ' BEETLE BAILEY Quickly subjugated were Holland Belgium Luxembourg and Denmark Norway had r4 alreadty been invaded and was also shortly to fall under Hitler’s domain i f v 't The 19 weeks that followed were crucial to the outcome of World War II This period is examined in minute detail by historian Norman Moss in his book “19 Weeks: America Britain ' and die Fateful Summer of 1940”' In France the British Expeditionary Fmce and a portion of die French army were forced r back until they were concentrated in a small 7 pocket at Dunkirk on the English Channel by the rod of May Having lost most of their- weapons and vehicles the trapped BEF and French troops were dramatically evacuated by ! NGRMANM05I a j j sea V- - Tf- HAGAR THE HORRIBLE “ ki ' ' vf''' Hi ' &’ ' -' Inexplicably Hitler had ordered his army to halt at a point when they could have wiped out the enemy or taken many prisoners He was surprised by die quick success of the German offensive rod hoped that he could impose peace on Great Britain that would force it to recognize his conquest of die European crotiX of 1940 during World War II after Germany ended months of inactivity and initiated its lightning war" f Churchill used the respite to seek from the United States moral support and materials for nrotr'k-''1- ' mistake: He tried beating England into submuing those harrowing times and devotes considj sion using only air power pending his migb' y erable attention to die political climate in Luftwaffe to nnlwnrn a ruthless bombing offcrh " America He presents an illuminating picture of theisolaticmism that prevailed in the United - V: give across die rhannH y The offensive foiled because Grrot Brifaink States which was still trying to recover from? ' ns mkde wise use ofits Royal AirForce fiiter rC die Depression and how the attitude of cans indifference from to and its radar installations to meet die' 7 gradually changed Luftwaffe onslaught Despite relentless bomb V England’® plight to idendficadon with its smig--in?! ' XX raids against military installations and ? V weeks 19 "Those of 1940 rosined dial Great ' cities' die Luftwaffe failed to indmidate the Britain would surviand diat the United v ty British and suffered extremely heavy losses ' X States was on its way to becoming a predomi was X canqiaign 63 ht world powetvThe period only years''"v Whro Hitler tinned jus attention fe Soviet ago is a fascinating episode of history that deserves to be remendiroed as Moss hias done Russia die British government led by the v ’ 80 well in “19 Weeks! indefatigable and sometimes erratic Winston : fk Ameri-squadro- g 'glek y ?' VrW rtoV " A ! V k: i novel by David J Hawkes J o the young Crow raiders: young girls : ' were just as valuable as horses As quickly as the raiders and tied die girls throwing possible them onto their horses started for home The Dakote village wa a image kicked-ovbeehive after the discovery of the kidnapping: wunors shouting catching homes then painting Tor war dogs howling barking ing a?d mC“ng’ shnehng andctecking onall of their children TTiel rod ttemeiitaofluswarn er I3?? weaP011 rod taken to the rations and thro best trail at once To the Dakota wamor this tad- napping had a sP®J reason to be avenged The Jaff ° ? froulyhe had was Cafly “sister T triLnnC1gf' ii Ja the Crow even the Crow wercnt nudervbut though mounted as well or hdd spare mounte it tdok h catch up they did Three were ucky Swiftly 'S?a y- - REAL LIFE ADVENTURES CLOSE TO HOME only wounded The Dakota leader after discov- ering that his sister and the other girl were not in the camp of the Crow had the survivor tied to a slim lodgepole pine and asked him where the two girls were Still partially stunned the Crow warrior knew his days were at an rod Still one had to die with honor dido tone? The ' Dakota leader again asked the bleeding warrior' using sign language where the girls were The survivor knowing that to lie would mean a slow death replied by sign that they had traded the girls to a white trapper four days ago A rich one ‘with a badly scarred face Studying the the Dakota leader asked in sign The wanior poi- hen fhmgged CalmlyVthe south Dakota lcadcr caiied to his companions to leave then plunged his fence intone w warrior’s chest The small band of Dakota gathered up what little plunder there was in the camp then throwing die bodies of the dead of Firehole started out again : The Dakote had traveled south and west for several days but had not cut any fresh trails-l- et a whitc Xl3pper A dky ago they had crossed the north fork of the Snake River and sensed that something was amiss The now leader cJuldn’t quite put his finger on what was intenfcd to find out crotinuing on All they needed was to he a wintering village of Shoshone rod that would be the The leader if that were to happen his small band wouId have no more chance thro the Crow — : see : — tomorrow's Herald Journal for the next Installment of this stay Win at bridge By Phillip Alder To date no one hat ever put glove in the glove department ‘Here take thle Our call button are broken" Englishman David Bird made his name writing amusing bridge stories about the monks at St Titus In recent years he has expanded his repertoire putting out books on all aspects of the game One of Ids latest is “Inspired with Cardpfey” Martin Hoffman The book is labeled intermediate but I think the deals are tougher thro that There are useful chapters on for example combining options entry planning rod reading the defenders’ cards Also each chapter includes many beneficial tips But three of the 12 chapters are about squeezes However if you wish to become the top player in your regular game this book will help On this deal you are the declarer in seven hearts and West leads the spade 10 What would be your plan? South’s four-hea- rt rebid would not meet with universal approval three hearts is sufficient One declarer saw no further than the diamond finesse but when it lost he was one down There is a second chance: You might be able to ruff out the club king So win the first trick with your spade king unblock the club ace play a heart to dummy's king and ruff a club in hrod Cash the heart ace cross to the spade ace and ruff another dub Here the king falls so you can discard a diamond on the established club queen But if the king doesn't appear you still have the diamond finesse available CNEA2003 North A A 5 V K7 A Q J 8 5 S 2 Q I iVe&t East A 10 9 8 4 1 V Q 6 A 432 A 9 J 7 4 ¥ QJ7I 3 A K 10 6 S K 10 8 South A K 3 V AJ 7J 10 9854! A Dealer South Vulnerable: Both Opening lead: A 10 ' : 1 - |