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“The USA and the Soviet Union each had the ability to annihilate the other. Therefore- in theory at least-neither of these growling superpowers would dare attack the other, because to do so would result in its own immolation.”

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Book:Life: An Exploded Diagram

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Life: An Exploded Diagram

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Mal Peet

Mal Peet was a British author renowned for his young adult literature. His works often explore complex interpersonal relationships and profound social issues, earning him a dedicated following. more

“This formidable officine dates from Peter the Great, who formed it in 1697...its historic origins must, however, be looked for much earlier; one finds them in the byzantine traditions and in the operations of the Tartar domination...espionage, delation, torture, and secret executions were the normal and regulating instruments of the |||||||| police.”

Politics History Russia Intrigue Espionage Soviet Russia Spying

Author:Maurice Paléologue

“Of the 403,272 tank soldiers (including a small number of women) who were trained by the Red Army in the war, 310,000 would die. Even the most optimistic troops knew what would happen when a tank was shelled. The white-hot flash of the explosion would almost certainly ignite the tank crew’s fuel and ammunition. At best, the crew—or those at least who had not been decapitated or dismembered by the shell itself—would have no more than ninety seconds to climb out of their cabin. Much of that time would be swallowed up as they struggled to open the heavy, sometimes red-hot, hatch, which might have jammed after the impact anyway. The battlefield was no haven, but it was safer than the armored coffin that would now begin to blaze, its metal components to melt. This was not simply “boiling up.” The tank would also torch the atmosphere around it. By then, there could be no hope for the men inside. Not unusually, their bodies were so badly burned that the remains were inseparable. “Have you burned yet?” was a question tank men often asked each other when they met for the first time. A dark joke from this stage in the war has a politruk informing a young man that almost every tank man in his group has died that day. “I’m sorry,” the young man replies. “I’ll make sure that I burn tomorrow.”

War Death Tanks World War 2 Soviet Russia Red Army

Book:Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945

Source: Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945

“Success and money are defined early in our lives before we even understand it.”

Motivational Success Inspirational Quotes Entrepreneurship Future Plans Future Inspirational Developing Leadership Skills Future Success Life Motivations

Book:Suck Less, Do Better: The End of Excuses & the Rise of the Unstoppable You

Source: Suck Less, Do Better: The End of Excuses & the Rise of the Unstoppable You

“Don't Shoot! I'm Che. I'm worth more to you alive than dead!”