The British Soldier: His Daily Life from Tudor to Modern TimesJ.M. Dent, 1954 - 242 Seiten |
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... past age have been adequately depicted in the vivid stories of Smollett and Marryat . But never during its earlier existence did the Regular Army provide a main theme for any writer of equal ability to those two authors . Charles Lever ...
... past age have been adequately depicted in the vivid stories of Smollett and Marryat . But never during its earlier existence did the Regular Army provide a main theme for any writer of equal ability to those two authors . Charles Lever ...
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... past , and to accept the necessity of the irksomeness of his train- ing . At the same time his intelligence must be so far educated that his processes of thought in moments of extreme stress would continue to function on the lines ...
... past , and to accept the necessity of the irksomeness of his train- ing . At the same time his intelligence must be so far educated that his processes of thought in moments of extreme stress would continue to function on the lines ...
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... past , the worshipper is very prone to forget on what foundation those revered traditions rest . Whether we regard it as a historic or biological entity in order to understand the army of to - day , or still more of the future , it ...
... past , the worshipper is very prone to forget on what foundation those revered traditions rest . Whether we regard it as a historic or biological entity in order to understand the army of to - day , or still more of the future , it ...
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THE NATION AND THE SOLDIER | 11 |
ARCHERS OF CRECY | 20 |
NEW MODEL | 38 |
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