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Bevin Ernest. 1881--1951, British Labour statesman and trade unionist, who was largely responsible for the creation of the Transport and General Workers' Union (1922): minister of labour (1940--45); foreign secretary (1945-- 51) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Judt praises American leaders such as Harry Truman and George Marshall, echoing the claim of British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, who termed Marshall's speech announcing a massive American-funded development program for Europe "one of the greatest speeches in world history. 35) Basing his description on the 2000 Rand Corporation study Swarming and the Future of Conflict by John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, (36) both important contributors to RMA discussions throughout the 1990s, military historian Bevin Alexander lays out a fairly common view of the new type of warfare envisioned at the beginning of the 21st century. The "flagship" of the Community and Family Boatbuilding Program is a modest, flat bottom craft designed by Youcha and dubbed the Bevin Skiff after his late boatyard dog ("Building one is so simple, even Bevin could teach it"). |
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