It was relied on greatly for the German war effort during World War II.
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And the Second Continental Congress was meeting in Philadelphia to take control of the war effort.
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In 1943, Adolf Hitler mobilized the entire German adult population for the country's war effort.
Last month Defense Secretary Robert Gates injected fresh energy into the beleaguered war effort by tapping Lt.
Not long after Billy's birth, his father, William Connolly, left to join the war effort in Burma.
This operation comes as the U.S. military is contemplating adding three brigades to the war effort in Afghanistan.
For God's sake and for the sake of the war effort, let's not turn the war into entertainment.
And I just wanted you to weigh in on how big these losses are to the war effort.
Mr. Atkinson offers a host of fascinating statistics that sum up the material might of the American war effort.
Neither organised their industrial war effort soon enough or comprehensively enough to cope with a prolonged war of attrition.
In time of conflict, national symbols are frequently used to engage the populace and enlist them in the war effort.
But he left the door open for the administration to return to Congress to seek more money for the war effort.
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In fact, according to government estimates, contractors account for a startling 40% of the total war effort on the American side.
McChrystal has the maturity and judgment to continue commanding the war effort.
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This will require, among other things, engaging the American people far more fully in the war effort than they have been to date.
During these years, the American economy transitioned from its focus on industrial production to support the war effort, to one led by consumption.
The onset of the First World War led to a "truce" to concentrate on the war effort, in which women were heavily involved.
Petraeus' observations were similar to those he made when he testified before congressional committees in April about the status of the war effort.
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To achieve this, they curtailed personal consumption and drove remarkable behavior change to free up financial and other resources for the war effort.
During World War II Harryhausen joined director Frank Capra's film unit, which made the Why We Fight series to back the US war effort.
However, as the political situation deteriorated and Tsar Nicholas's energies were diverted to running the disastrous Russian war effort, Rasputin's influence over Alexandra strengthened.
The American Kennel Club and a group called Dogs for Defense appealed to owners across the country to donate their pets to the war effort.
They said he would continue to discuss the war effort in smaller groups in coming days, including during his trip to Asia, which starts Thursday.
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The war's outcome was, of course, uncertain, but all of the diarists knew they were expected to contribute to the war effort, some sooner than others.
Rumsfeld announced he would give up the office he has held for six years, and with it his role of chief architect of the war effort.
Based at Bletchley Park, the mathematician was part of the team that cracked the Nazi Enigma code - a vital part of the allied war effort.
Petraeus had been selected to lead the war effort, "a sigh of relief could almost be heard throughout" the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence, one British official said.
Rep. Howard Coble of North Carolina said most of his constituents still support the war effort, but he said that support is being tested by continuing losses.
Congressional critics have also lambasted the White House for formally committing to begin withdrawing the surge troops in July 2011, even if the war effort hasn't improved.
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