salients

From time to time there were bulges, or salients, which exposed one side or the other to a situation where its forces were likely to be trapped.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Such salients, or bulges, were by now a typical feature of the Eastern Front, given that neither side had the manpower to maintain a continuous defensive line.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Such salients were problematic for both sides, rather like a coiled rattlesnake, ready to lash out and deliver a death blow with lightning speed.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

From time to time there were bulges, or salients, which exposed one side or the other to a situation where its forces were likely to be trapped.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Such salients were problematic for both sides, rather like a coiled rattlesnake, ready to lash out and deliver a death blow with lightning speed.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Such salients, or bulges, were by now a typical feature of the Eastern Front, given that neither side had the manpower to maintain a continuous defensive line.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Convinced that the main effort would be directed toward Moscow, he had shifted his resources north.11 At the same time, he apparently was so convinced of the successes of his midwinter offensives that he believed he could ignore the dangers of having his troops in highly vulnerable salients such as Kerch and Izyum.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

Convinced that the main effort would be directed toward Moscow, he had shifted his resources north.11 At the same time, he apparently was so convinced of the successes of his midwinter offensives that he believed he could ignore the dangers of having his troops in highly vulnerable salients such as Kerch and Izyum.

Deathride John Mosier 2010

But the bilious, '80s po-mo funk pioneered by Miller and Alan Moore —cocreator of the ultimate post-superhero superhero story, Watchmen —has seeped into several "all-ages" comic book properties and various pop-culture salients, most notably the blockbuster film The Dark Knight .

Scott Brown on Dark Superheroes and Childish Action Figures 2009

But the bilious, '80s po-mo funk pioneered by Miller and Alan Moore —cocreator of the ultimate post-superhero superhero story, Watchmen —has seeped into several "all-ages" comic book properties and various pop-culture salients, most notably the blockbuster film The Dark Knight .

Scott Brown on Dark Superheroes and Childish Action Figures 2009