The British Soldier: His Daily Life from Tudor to Modern TimesJ.M. Dent, 1954 - 242 Seiten |
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... true , a ' constable ' in every parish ; there were the celebrated ' Bow Street runners ' ; London and other towns possessed their night- watchmen , the aged ' Charleys . ' But none of these limbs of the law were sufficiently numerous ...
... true , a ' constable ' in every parish ; there were the celebrated ' Bow Street runners ' ; London and other towns possessed their night- watchmen , the aged ' Charleys . ' But none of these limbs of the law were sufficiently numerous ...
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... true . Equally true it is to assert that had not the army often helped itself to what the country could offer , many of its greatest marches could never have been accomplished . Such is the opinion of Costello of the 95th , no mean ...
... true . Equally true it is to assert that had not the army often helped itself to what the country could offer , many of its greatest marches could never have been accomplished . Such is the opinion of Costello of the 95th , no mean ...
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... true that Marlborough and Wellington had both led armies of high quality and of still greater achieve- ments , yet each of these had been small and had still harboured inherent weaknesses , whilst both depended too largely for victory ...
... true that Marlborough and Wellington had both led armies of high quality and of still greater achieve- ments , yet each of these had been small and had still harboured inherent weaknesses , whilst both depended too largely for victory ...
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THE NATION AND THE SOLDIER | 11 |
ARCHERS OF CRECY | 20 |
NEW MODEL | 38 |
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