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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following lenin's death, joseph stalin unceremoniously eliminated his military and political rivals and quickly emerged as the ussr's unrivalled dictator. his five-year plans for the collectivisation of agriculture and industry were implemented with such brutality that millions were imprisoned or murdered.
lady astor, visiting the ussr in 1931 with a group of english dignitaries, bluntly asked "the man of steel" how long he planned to continue killing people. stalin replied: "as long as it's necessary."
"a single death is a tragedy," stalin once remarked. "a million deaths is a statistic."
