One of the truly remarkable stories of World War II concerns a ruse perpetrated with such consummate skill that it saved many Allied troops’ lives and helped shorten the war. The subject of Ewen Montagu’s classic, The Man Who Never Was, is the simple, bold, and ingenious subterfuge British officers concocted. In short, the idea …
For the past several months, you have been playing tennis every Saturday with a good friend. On this particular morning, you need to call your friend to say you’ll be late. You pcik up the phone and automatically, without any thought, dial the number. The following week, you are taking quiz in your meteorology class, …
Anyone who studies modern government soon discovers that a variety of different political systes exist in the world today. The United States has a democracy and the Soviet Union follows the tenets of communism. Saudi Arabia has an absolute monarchy, while Great Britain is a limited or constitutional monarchy. No form of government in the …