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T. R. Fehrenbach was an American columnist renowned for his incisive and often contentious writing. Born on January 12, 1925, and passing away on December 1, 2013, Fehrenbach's work spanned a variety of subjects, including history, politics, and social issues. He was recognized for his unique voice and perspective.

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“Just as Britain, bypassed, remained to become a floating arsenal and launching platform for Germany's destruction, a whole generation of Americans would have to wrestle with the islands of people and principle abandoned in Eastern Europe by Rooseveltian diplomacy.”

War Ignorance Ww2

Author:T. R. Fehrenbach

“During the war, the government could commit U.S. strength almost at will; anything could be justified as a war measure. The problem was how to get the same kind of acceptance for government interventionist policy when the shooting stopped.”

War Justification Ww2 Government Overreach Interventionist

Author:T. R. Fehrenbach

“There was nothing like a shooting war to get men to face reality, though many still found facts unpalatable.”

War Facts Reality

Author:T. R. Fehrenbach

“The Big Four was the foundation of necessity upon which all hope of world peace rested. The big nations had the ships, the guns, and the money, too. In 1944 and later, nothing else really mattered.”

War Reality Peace United Nations

Author:T. R. Fehrenbach

“The realization of an eternal truth - that new orders are made on the battlefield, not at the peace conferences that merely confirm them - was late in coming.”

War Truth Peace Realization

Author:T. R. Fehrenbach

“To make a war, sometimes it is necessary that everyone guess wrong.”

Book:This Kind of War: The Classic Military History of the Korean War

Source: This Kind of War: The Classic Military History of the Korean War

About the Author

Born: January 12, 1925
Died: December 1, 2013
Known for: Columnist
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