against overwhelming odds
21prevail — v. 1) (D; intr.) to prevail against, over (to prevail against overwhelming odds) 2) (d; intr.) to prevail on, upon smb. to do smt. (they prevailed on me to buy a new television set) * * * [prɪ veɪl] upon smb. to do smt. (they prevailed on me to… …
22Battle of Thermopylae — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Thermopylae partof=the Greco Persian Wars caption=The site of the battle today. date=August 480 BC cite journal|title=Herodotus and the Dating of the Battle of Thermopylae|journal=The Classical… …
23James L. Stone — Infobox Military Person name= James L. Stone born= birth date and age|1922|12|27 died= placeofbirth= Pine Bluff, Arkansas placeofdeath= placeofburial= caption= Medal of Honor recipient James L. Stone nickname= allegiance= United States of America …
24MEMORY — holocaust literature in european languages historiography of the holocaust holocaust studies Documentation, Education, and Resource Centers memorials and monuments museums film survivor testimonies Holocaust Literature in European Languages The… …
25Samurai — For other uses, see Samurai (disambiguation). Samurai in armor, 1860s. Hand coloured photograph by Felice Beato …
26Waffen-SS — logo Active 1933 1945 Country …
27Operation Market Garden — Hell s Highway redirects here. For the 1932 film, see Hell s Highway (1932 film). Operation Market Garden Part of the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine …
28Sino-French War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Sino French War 中法戰争 Guerre franco chinoise Chiến tranh Pháp Thanh partof= caption=Operations of the Sino French war (1884 1885). date=1884 1885 place=Southeast China, Taiwan, Northern Vietnam casus=… …
29Omega Supreme — For the song by Danger Mouse and Jemini, see Ghetto Pop Life. Omega Supreme is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. He is always an Autobot and is often depicted as a gigantic transformer with vast strength and/or… …
30Operation Michael — Part of the Western Front of World War I …
