古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
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more than eight million allied soldiers carried the m-1 carbine in world warⅡ. general macarthur described the weapon as"one of the strongest contributing factors to our victory in the pacific". the weapon's designer was a convicted murderer.
in 1921, during a raid on an illegal distillery in north carolina, a deputy sheriff was shot and killed. moonshiner david marshall williams was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years of hard labour. as a trusty in the blacksmith shop at his prison camp, williams was permitted to pursue gunsmithing. his designs drew the attention of colt firearms, whose representatives visited him in prison. he received a pardon from the governor after eight years' imprisonment. in 1940, williams created the m-1 carbine. he became wealthy, and patented more than 50 inventions.
