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At least/moved the command chain
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After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain. Still, Knox did not intend on becoming one of the man's statistics on his way to yet another triumph.
I understand that his victories were connected with taking some small hills and little parts of some areas (sometimes only for hours).
I'm just wandering what the author means by "at least" at the beginning of that phrase? Maybe he wants to emphasize the fact that these victories were small or something?
Also:
He swiftly moved up the command chain.
I'm not sure what it means?
After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain. Still, Knox did not intend on becoming one of the man's statistics on his way to yet another triumph.
I understand that his victories were connected with taking some small hills and little parts of some areas (sometimes only for hours).
I'm just wandering what the author means by "at least" at the beginning of that phrase? Maybe he wants to emphasize the fact that these victories were small or something?
Also:
He swiftly moved up the command chain.
I'm not sure what it means?
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Hi, After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain . Still, Knox did not intend on becoming one of the man's statistics on his way to yet another triumph.
- Hi, After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war.
- Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain .
- Still, Knox did not intend on becoming one of the man's statistics on his way to yet another triumph.
- I understand that his victories were connected with taking some small hills and little parts of some areas (sometimes only for hours).
- Yes I'm just wandering what the author means by "at least" at the beginning of that phrase?
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Hi,
After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain. Still
After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain. Still
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Hi Clive
And Knox didn't want to make his statistics bigger and let him achieve triumph again.
Does by "statistics" he mean the people who died because of the general?
And Knox didn't want to make his statistics bigger and let him achieve triumph again.
Does by "statistics" he mean the people who died because of the general?
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Hi,
After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain. Still, Knox
After becoming a battalion commander in Vietnam, Hayes still held the record, Knox believed, of having the highest casualty count of any field officer in the war. Yet because those losses often came with victories, at least victories measured in the taking of small hills or even yards of turf, sometimes only for hours, Hayes had swiftly moved up the command chain. Still, Knox
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