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where various ropes, tackle, block, and other supplies were stored. In the United
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cactus along the northeastern section of the 28-kilometre (17 mi) fence surrounding the base to prevent economic migrants fleeing from Cuba from resettling in the United States. This was dubbed the "Cactus
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With extremely high casualties, costly ground assaults with very little ground gained, and shell-pocked landscapes, volunteers, media, and government officials alike compared fighting in
Bakhmut to battlefield conditions on the
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with the help of UN mediation on 3 April 1949. Armistice lines were determined in
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has been labeled as one of the bloodiest battles of the 21st century, with the battlefield being described as a "meat grinder" and a "vortex" for both the
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had to enter it to bring in the wounded. No man's land remained a regular feature of the battlefield until near the end of World War I when mechanised weapons (i.e.,
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Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Yermak, Natalia; Hicks, Tyler (27 November 2022).
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had its troops plant a 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) barrier of
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Weapons of the western front. National Army Museum. (n.d.).
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in the area between the western and southern parts of the
3280:"Ukraine Situation Report: The Bloody Battle For Bakhmut"
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Horrifying stories of Ukraine war by Wagner’s convicts
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on both sides, it was often extensively cratered by
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showing opposing trenches and no man's land between
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https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/weapons-western-front
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Facts on File Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
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2999:"Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Ecological Crises"
2095:to describe the area of land between two enemy
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2559:described the fighting ongoing at Bakhmut and
2111:According to Alasdair Pinkerton, an expert in
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2590:United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
2411:. U.S. and Cuban troops placed some 55,000
2360:. Officially the territory belonged to the
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2575:by both Western and Ukrainian officials.
2508:No man's land on the outskirts of Bakhmut
3472:. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press.
3470:A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries
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2193:did not widely employ the term when the
1024:List of military strategies and concepts
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2449:, between Israel and Jordan, circa 1964
2312:, and is poisoned beyond habitation by
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3188:"Palestinians for Peace and Democracy"
3166:"Reclaiming Jerusalem's No-man's-land"
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2830:from the original on 30 September 2015
2761:"No-man's land definition and meaning"
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27:Strip of land between wartime trenches
3383:from the original on 16 February 2023
3351:from the original on 10 December 2022
3259:from the original on 12 December 2022
3229:from the original on 28 November 2022
3176:from the original on 9 February 2014.
2974:"Life in the Trenches of World War I"
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2610:has acted as a no man's land between
2485:. A strip of land north and south of
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3321:from the original on 2 December 2022
3290:from the original on 2 December 2022
2917:from the original on 29 October 2009
2747:participating institution membership
2604:United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
2455:the border between Israel and Jordan
3309:Ellyatt, Holly (30 November 2022).
3278:Altman, Howard (29 November 2022).
2972:Dunleavy, Brian (April 23, 2018) .
2150:these different regimes of power".
2655:List of established military terms
2338:nuclear disaster site at Chernobyl
25:
2123:, the term is first mentioned in
2091:. It is commonly associated with
3198:from the original on 2014-11-11.
2264:, and littered with rudimentary
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3413:from the original on 7 May 2023
3164:Hasson, Nir (30 October 2011).
3132:from the original on 2012-10-08
3093:from the original on 2012-07-10
2606:(The Green Line) and abandoned
2221:in late 1914. The Anglo-German
3056:"S/1302/Rev.1 of 3 April 1949"
3003:Trade and Environment Database
2938:Trench Fighting of World War I
2592:-patrolled buffer zone in the
2328:planted an enormous forest of
2177:A stretch of no man's land at
32:No Man's Land (disambiguation)
1:
3521:Metaphors referring to places
2913:. Western Front Association.
2820:"Adventures in No Man's Land"
2779:"Definition of No-Man's-Land"
2380:proper by an area called the
3040:. 1962-03-16. Archived from
2909:Payne, David (8 July 2008).
2797:"Portraits of No-Man's-Land"
2419:. On 16 May 1996, President
3487:Persico, Joseph E. (2005).
2518:Russian invasion of Ukraine
2500:Russian invasion of Ukraine
2227:British Expeditionary Force
2169:Western Front (World War I)
1517:Military–industrial complex
996:Operational manoeuvre group
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2586:Agreement on Disengagement
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2340:, similarly encased in a "
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2801:artsandculture.google.com
2765:www.collinsdictionary.com
2734:Oxford English Dictionary
2459:1949 Armistice Agreements
2376:, Cuba is separated from
2134:Oxford English Dictionary
1581:Loss-of-strength gradient
438:Combat information center
1899:Military science fiction
1384:Technology and equipment
805:List of military tactics
37:Not to be confused with
3468:Coleman, Julie (2008).
2936:Hamilton, John (2003),
2783:www.merriam-webster.com
2739:Oxford University Press
2553:Dresden in World War II
2551:and the city itself to
2223:Christmas truce of 1914
1967:Wartime sexual violence
1723:Full-spectrum dominance
1534:Supply-chain management
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1852:Peace through strength
1827:Low-intensity conflict
1461:Conscientious objector
1334:Area of responsibility
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2163:Further information:
471:Torpedo data computer
461:Ship gun fire-control
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3526:Territorial disputes
3255:. 12 December 2022.
2888:Hendrickson, Robert
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2384:. In late 1961, the
2342:concrete sarcophagus
2308:(Red Zone) contains
2147:square-rigged vessel
2121:University of London
1997:Military occupations
1832:Military engineering
1734:Unrestricted Warfare
1591:Force multiplication
489:Military manoeuvrers
3409:. 13 January 2023.
3379:. 11 January 2023.
3347:. 7 December 2022.
3007:American University
2940:, ABDO, p. 8,
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2145:and the booms in a
2087:for refuse between
2081:contested territory
1683:Penal military unit
1668:Rules of engagement
1344:Command and control
969:Operations research
433:Director (military)
423:Fire-control system
193:Command and control
74:Part of a series on
3215:The New York Times
3032:"Yankees Besieged"
2635:Demilitarized zone
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2479:Walls of Jerusalem
2453:From 1949 to 1967
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1792:Counter-insurgency
1713:Command of the sea
1658:Jewish laws on war
1633:Geneva Conventions
1169:Divide and conquer
964:Military operation
929:Tactical objective
428:Fire-control radar
405:Electronic-warfare
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18:No-man's land
3479:978-0-19-954937-5
2745:(Subscription or
2557:Mykhailo Podolyak
2537:U.S. Marine Corps
2514:battle of Bakhmut
2445:No man's land in
2326:French government
2285:stretcher-bearers
2129:London city walls
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1962:Horses in warfare
1909:Anti-war movement
1812:Gunboat diplomacy
1802:Disaster response
1750:Philosophy of war
1745:Principles of war
1718:Deterrence theory
1663:Right of conquest
1586:Lanchester's laws
1354:Principles of war
1044:Counter-offensive
1029:Military campaign
934:Target saturation
857:Counterinsurgency
466:Gun data computer
400:Close air support
362:Aircraft carriers
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