In Hawking, men would catch a wild bird and then have to tame it. To do this, they would sew the bird s eyes with a needle and thread and put the thread over the bird s head so the man could open and close the hawk s eyes at will. This way the trainer could train the hawk to hunt other birds.
blitzkrieg. German term meaning lightning war, used to describe Germany's novel military tactics in World War II, which involved the rapid movement of infantry, tanks, and airpower over large areas.
On September 1, 1939 German troops swarmed across the Polish border and unleashed the first Blitzkrieg the world had seen. Hitler had been planning his attack since March-ever since German troops occupied the remainder of Czechoslovakia. The Poles suspected as much and readied their defenses.