U Thant. 1909-74. Burmese United Nations Secretary General 1961-7.

Waldheim, Kurt. 1918-. Austrian. UN Secretary General 1972-82. Austrian president 1986-92. German officer WWII.

Wallenstein, Albrecht von. 1583-1634. Bohemian HRE general in Thirty Years War.

Warlords. 1916-49. China generals seized local power on Yüan Shih-K’ai’s death. Last eliminated by communists.

Wellesley, Richard. 1760-1842. British Governor General to India 1798-1805. Expanded British power. Wellington’s brother.

Wellington, Duke of. 1769-1852. English general, victor at Waterloo. Prime Minister 1828-30.

West, Benjamin. 1738-1820. US/English historical painter. Death of General Wolfe 1771.

Weygand, Maxime. 1867-1965. French general. Foch’s Chief of Staff. Advised Pétain capitulation. WWI.

Whitlam, Gough. 1916-. Australian Labour Prime Minister 1972-5. Quit Vietnam War. Dismissed by Governor General. Reduced immigration restrictions. White Australia.

Wolfe, James. 1727-59. British general. Captured Quebec in Seven Years War 1759.

Xenophon. 431-350BC. Greek general/historian. Expedition of Ten Thousand. Anabasis. Hellenica.

Cat and Mouse Act. Prisoners Temporary Discharge for Health Act. 1913. Released British suffragettes on hunger strikes.

Debs, Eugene. 1855-1926. US socialist leader. Led Pullman Strike 1894.

Homestead Strike. 1892. Carnegie Steel hires breakers. Gun battle ensues.

London Dock Strike. 1889.

Poznán Riots. 1956. Polish workers strike for bread and freedom. 53 killed by Russian troops. Led to new regime, Hungarian Uprising.

Pullman Strike. 1894. Chicago. Broken by troops, injunction. National boycott call. Debs.

Taft-Hartley Act. 1947. US act regulating unions, strikes.