Allied commanders may now be tempted to finesse such a choice.

Allied commanders blindly placed their faith in artillery bombardments to tear gaps, but the wire was easily repaired.

Uncertain what to do the allied commanders held a council of war.

Allied commanders moved some of the delayed detachments of the fourth column into this bitter struggle.

Where possible, allied commanders should have their forces split along historical lines.

Sooner or later allied forces will have to leave.

As the war approaches its tenth year, the general insisted allied forces were 'collectively undermining the insurgency'.

In 1944, the city was flattened by allied forces, creating a tabula rasa, a clean slate.

Allied forces used converted tanks fitted with extended forward arms with flail metal which spun round and activated the land mines and similar devices.

Allied forces recaptured the islands in 1945 and soon after, the entire penal colony was permanently disbanded.

Allied intelligence had estimated these forces at around 38,000 personnel although it was later determined that this figure was closer to 93,000.

This time, however, allied intelligence was better prepared, stripping away the element of surprise.

Allied intelligence rated the division as a fourth class division.

Allied intelligence personnel, however, misinterpreted the nature of the operation.

Allied intelligence was aware off this and deployed forces against them.

It was a cosmopolitan crowd, including many representatives of the allied nations, with flags, rattles, and hooters.

It held up to 10,000 civilian internees from allied nations.

If realized, it could be moved anywhere throughout the world's oceans, obviating the need to seek permission from allied nations for use of land bases.

She also provided orientation to senior officers of eight allied nations.

Its goal was to allow allied nations to easily share information obtained from unmanned aircraft through common ground control station technology.

When war broke out in 1914, she nursed the wounded of both sides, but also sheltered allied soldiers, helping them to escape.

Yet instead of being reprimanded, they were allowed to take to the skies again and put other allied soldiers at risk.

Serving allied soldiers fought for freedom, for the right to enjoy the company and the hospitality of people in other countries.

Yet the game was still far from won; although war weary, allied soldiers and civilians still had the will to fight on.

Allied soldiers were pinned down and, at the end of the year, after heavy losses, they withdrew.

The warning came after papers detailing more than 91,000 incidents involving allied troops appeared on a whistleblowers' website.

Allied troops committed some appalling acts.

Even before the gas reached them, many allied troops had begun to waver.

The restrictions have fuelled tensions among allied troops.

Monitors, which were specialist shore bombardment ships, had shallow drafts - small hulls - so they could get close to the shore, hit enemy positions and give covering fire to allied troops.