The Mongols then enlisted thousands of Koreans in ill-fated invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, using craft made by Korea's great shipwrights.

The Guard and Reserves are enlisting thousands of people each month, but are well beyond their recruiting quotas.

The race to succeed Mr. Schumer was hotly contested, and the candidates enlisted thousands of campaign workers.

Russia produced more goods, and enlisted thousands of troops during Catherine's reign.

Over the last year is has been working closely with members of Parliament and various charities to bring about a change in legislation, with a petition enlisting thousands of signiatures.

But at least they won't be able to take advantage of Guantánamo as an engine of recruitment to enlist thousands more.

Kuhn enlisted thousands of Americans to join using what would be criticized as antisemitic, anticommunist, and pro-German propaganda.

The group enlisted thousands of volunteers from its Web site, a process, she said, that "built a community for us, and those people have stayed engaged.

It operated across the North, raised its own funds, and enlisted thousands of volunteers.

The MoveOn political action committee, an arm of the liberal group MoveOn.org, which will present the tour, hopes to enlist hundreds of thousands of members at the shows.