Citations:night of the long knives

English citations of night of the long knives

• 1961, William Smith White, Majesty & mischief: a mixed tribute to F.D.R., page 77:

  (It was to precede yet another night of the long knives—this one of Republican knives honed up for Truman and the new Truman-Democratic Party. But this latter would in some ways be actually a manifestation of secondary importance.)

• 1971, United States Dept. of Defense, United States House Committee on Armed Services, United States-Vietnam relations, 1945-1967: study, page 29:

  […] was unable to fight, Americans didn't understand the Vietnamese, all whites must encourage only selected Vietnamese loyal to the French because the remainder would turn against all whites in another "night of the long knives" similar to that of 1946.

• 1988, Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo, The power dynamics of the Nigerian society: people, politics and power, page 17:

  […] while the architects watched hopelessly and helplessly. Again, it was a group of young Nigerian revolutionaries in military uniform who rushed to the rescue and tried to save the country from the experience of another night of the long knives.

• 2015, Mansel Jones, Pendragon, Goylake Publishing (→ISBN), page 192:

  'If you are right,' Ambrosius said, 'then Marc must have had in mind another night of the long knives. Marc would have informed the Saxons of our plans and then provided access to our camp. The Saxons would have killed all the tribal leaders […]

• 2015, Thomas Gifford, The Wind Chill Factor, BASTEI LÜBBE (→ISBN)

  "Perhaps, to take another more pragmatic view, he is trying to lull Siegfried's people into relaxing their vigilance. Perhaps Gunter is preparing another night of the long knives for his young friends. He is certainly capable of it. But I only see the outlines of it, I don't know the details."