古德明英語軍事小故事：扭轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)局的雪茄(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰(zhàn)爭。扭轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)局的雪茄
on 5 september 1862, confederate general robert lee invaded the north. it was a critical time in american history. a decisive victory on lee's part could mean the south winning the civil war.
chasing lee was union general george mcclellan. on 13 september, while bivouacked in a field that had the day before been occupied by confederates, a union private found in the grass three cigars wrapped in a piece of paper. he divided the cigars among his comrades, and then took a causal glance at the paper. it was nothing less than a copy of lee's battle plan for the invasion, which had been dropped by some unknown officer.
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