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By John C. Waugh
No unmarried crew of fellows at West Point--or most likely any academy--has been so indelibly written into heritage because the category of 1846. The names are mythical: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, George B. McClellan, Ambrose Powell Hill, Darius Nash sofa, George Edward Pickett, Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, and George Stoneman. the category fought in 3 wars, produced twenty generals, and left the country a long-lasting legacy of bravery, brilliance, and bloodshed.
This interesting, remarkably intimate chronicle lines the lives of those unforgettable men--their education, their personalities, and the occasions during which they made their names and met their fates. Drawing on letters, diaries, and private money owed, John C. Waugh has written a collective biography of masterful proportions, as vibrant and engrossing as fiction in its new version of those incredible figures and their pivotal roles in American historical past.
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35 Note that the classification of Quality 1 and 2 notes implies that they were of high enough quality in order to be able to pass undetected, particularly by German agents in enemy countries, for passing counterfeit currency in any quantity was certainly to cast suspicion on the passer of such currency, and thus, these notes had to be of the finest quality. Similarly, Quality 2 notes had to be of high quality, since using the black market as a means of distribution would insure that such notes would eventually pass into British hands and undergo close scrutiny.
P. 26. 23 Professor Scott also points out that Allen Dulles established a private intelligence corporation in the postwar world, enlisting British intelligence guru William Stephenson, and American banker and oilman Nelson Rockefeller in the scheme. See American War Machine, p. 27. 24 Peter Dale Scott, op. , p. 28. 25 Daniele Ganser, NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe (London: Frank Cass, 2005), p. 54. xxvii 22 Preface: Geopolitics, National Security, and Space 10/2, and the reader, while reading this memorandum, should also note the peculiar ambiguity of its language in certain phrases, phrases that could be equally applicable to the UFO phenomenon: NSC 10/2 directed that OPC shall ‘plan and conduct covert operations’.