War to the knife

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mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity.

See also: Knife

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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We must pursue the right policies to force the Chinese into a total war scenario, which they dearly wish to avoid.
TOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS PC, STRATEGY, PS44.99 The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms is the Chinese Game Of Thrones, dramatising a period in history when Emperors were kidnapped, eunuchs corrupted governments and grand warriors wrestled for dominance.
Total War: Three Kingdoms plants its blend of high-level strategy and real-time tactics within this chaos, benefiting from the strong personalities of whichever general you elect to control, even if it can't boast the unit-level excitement of Total War: Warhammer.
Title: Total War: Three Kingdoms Platform: PC Genre: Strategy Price: PS44.99 The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms is the Chinese Game Of Thrones, dramatising a period in history when Emperors were kidnapped, eunuchs corrupted governments and grand warriors wrestled for dominance.
GAME OF THE WEEK Title: Total War: Three Kingdoms Platform: PC Genre: Strategy Price: PS44.99 The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms is the Chinese Game Of Thrones, dramatising a period in history when Emperors were kidnapped, eunuchs corrupted governments and grand warriors wrestled for dominance.
It was now total war. But this walk also remembers the other wars, including the Boer War.
25 -- Following a claim that Creative Assembly, the devs behind Total War: Rome 2, increased the percentage of female generals in the game, the game's Steam page is being bombed with negative reviews.
WAR is a cumulative, or "counting" stat, like home runs, so the total WAR available in a 154-game season, or in seasons with fewer major-league teams, was lower.
The author also discusses the machinations and rivalries within the British government and its intelligence services during the early years of the war and the reluctance amongst many to engage with the consequences of total war. Black and white photographs of agents, equipment, and locations are provided.
"The conditions do not point to a total war happening … unless (U.S.
Did it succumb to the lure of total war and conduct mass bombing of urban areas?
For that is Saint-Amour's subject in Tense Future: the past's understanding of its potential futures, bombed, war-torn, anxiety-ridden, or, at the least, shaped and saturated by the aftereffects of total war and the suspenseful anticipation of its return.
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