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.
The word Blitzkrieg is German for lightning war, and it describes the military tactic used by the Germans and was coined by Western newspapermen in 1939 to convey the immense speed and powerful destruction caused by the three week German campaign against Poland.