Way upstate New York

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Tourist travel Rte 11 to the Northern New York-Quebec border area which has a history of smuggling. The 6,000 acre land of the Mohawk people, Akwesasne, straddles the border. Amish farmers have come, buying up derelict farms and rejuvenating them. But most local people are French-Canadian descent.

Author: Mosher, Hiward Frank
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1996
History, Description and travel, New York, Amish, Mohawks (Native American people), Mohawks, Akwesasne, New York

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What combat does to man

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Critics of the Steven Spielberg war movie entitled 'Saving Private Ryan' believe that the movie failed in one aspect. The film hailed military virtue too much by making it appear that it is morally right to sacrifice the lives of other soldiers to save the life of just one soldier.

Author: Cohen, Eliot
Publisher: Heldref Publications
Publication Name: Current
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0011-3131
Year: 1999
Criticism and interpretation, War films, War movies, Saving Private Ryan (Motion picture)

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Why the allies can't keep up

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Officials are concerned that the growing disparity between NATO's European forces and the U.S. could cause the systems to fail in joint operations.

Publisher: Air Force Association
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2001
United States, Europe, Planning, Armed Forces, Military policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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