#world war i

My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era. ↗

— Ken Follett

#favorite #fourth #i #ii #middle

We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay. ↗

— Doc Hastings

#fully #ii #never #our #our world

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#actions #always #bear #before #cause

Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.' ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#alive #both #californians #experiences #fascinated

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#atomic bomb #bomb #cold #cold war #continue

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#civil war #forward #history #ii #non

Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#carefully #century #dalton #destroyed #during

By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot and P.O.W. in World War II, and I am looking forward to recording his story for inclusion in the project. ↗

— Spencer Bachus

#fighter #fighter pilot #forward #his #i

Of course, I also attribute some of my hearing loss to being in the infantry in World War II. It's probably a combination of heredity and noise exposure. ↗

— George Kennedy

#attribute #being #combination #course #exposure

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind. ↗

— Eisaku Sato

#contributing #convinced #efforts #i #i am