"Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres" Latin phrase meaning "Gaul is divided into three parts;" the beginning of Caesar's Gallic Wars.
General MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964), United States general, commander in chief of the Allied troops in the southwest Pacific during World War II.
Giraud Henri Honore Henri Honore Giraud (1879–1949), French general, de Gaulle's rival for leadership of the Free French.
Golden Fleece (Greek Mythology) the fleece of gold that hung in a sacred grove at Colchis guarded by a dragon until taken away by Jason and the Argonauts. Here, the term is used as the name of the Devon debating society, emphasizing the club's exclusive quality, unconnected to reality.
Guadalcanal largest island of the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific. Here, the site of an United States victory after a long, bloody struggle (1942–43).
gull a person easily cheated or tricked. Here, Gene offers Leper as an example.
Hitler Youth "Hitler" Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) Nazi dictator of Germany (1933–45), born in Austria. Here, the term refers to a Nazi program designed to promote discipline and loyalty in German children and adolescents. Finny uses it in his joking description of the free-for-all snowball fight.
interned detained or confined (foreign persons, ships, etc.) as during a war. Here, confined in prison for the war, the fate of many Japanese-Americans. When the boys question Quackenbush's loyalty, they wonder why he has not been confined as an enemy alien.
