After ordering the German soldiers to lie down, the machine gun opened fire resulting in the deaths of nine Americans, including York's best friend in the outfit, Murray Savage. Sergeant Early received seventeen bullet wounds and turned the command over to corporals Harry Parsons and William Cutting, who ordered York to silence the machine gun. ... Fearlessly leading 7 men, he charged with great daring a machine gun nest which was pouring deadly and incessant fire upon his platoon. In this heroic feat the machine gun nest was taken, together with 4 officers and 128 men and several guns. ...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Smith wrote the book in hopes of supplementing urban politics, intergovernmental relations, urban studies, state and local government, and state administration classes. ... He sees the American government as a complex machine that has a high degree of maintenance from its citizens. ...

• Word Count: 1153
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

When the machine gun fired at him, he proceeded to investigate his enemy's identity, "The sniper darted across the street. A machine-gun tore up the ground around him with a hail of bullets, but he escaped."" ... This method is called urban guerrilla warfare. ...

• Word Count: 1534
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

These workers gathered in areas where there were jobs, usually urban centers. ... New machines had to be purchased and many plantations went bankrupt, falling victim to this renovation of industrialized techniques. ...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate