Sentence examples for outset of war from inspiring English sources

German military thinking, under the influence of Alfred, Graf von Schlieffen, sought, unlike the French, to avoid frontal assaults but rather to achieve an early decision by deep flanking attacks; and at the same time to make use of reserve divisions alongside regular formations from the outset of war.

While Manning had been 31 and Reggie 25 at the outset of war, Manning's alter ego Harriet Pringle was a mere 21, and her husband a year older.

During the Winter War, which the Soviet Union fought against Finland at the outset of World War II, Zhukov served as chief of staff of the Soviet army.

At the outset of World War II, the Germans rolled across much of Europe because, between the world wars, they liberated tank units from the slow-marching infantry, provided them with supporting aircraft linked to the ground by the novelty of two-way radio and used these aggressive formations to smash holes through enemy defenses.

Mr. Berlusconi made a clear concession to Italian public opinion, which was overwhelmingly against the war, by not even asking the Italian Parliament to authorize a deployment of troops at the outset of the war.

Any claim of good intentions at the outset of the war seems like dangerous revisionism.

After greatly assisting in the capture of Bonn (1689) at the outset of the War of the Grand Alliance, Coehoorn fought in the Battle of Fleurus (1690).

A new and very talented generation of writers and artists began to emerge at the outset of World War II.

From the outset of the war, slaves had been pouring into Federal camps seeking safety and freedom.

Tretchikoff also collaborated with the British Ministry of Information, designing anti-Axis propaganda at the outset of World War II.

From the outset of civil war across the border, Syria's Kurds have pursued a difficult balancing act.