The National Review, Volume 118W.H. Allen, 1942 - English literature |
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Page 146
... Direct responsibility for the army makes Hitler answerable for any future failures ; but they must come before he will be blamed ; and he is far too shrewd and far too concerned both to win the war and to maintain himself in power for ...
... Direct responsibility for the army makes Hitler answerable for any future failures ; but they must come before he will be blamed ; and he is far too shrewd and far too concerned both to win the war and to maintain himself in power for ...
Page 262
... direct action against enemy centres of social life and effort , the Germans , scourged repeatedly by British bombing raids during the period , confined themselves to meeting these with local defence and fighters , there was no attempt ...
... direct action against enemy centres of social life and effort , the Germans , scourged repeatedly by British bombing raids during the period , confined themselves to meeting these with local defence and fighters , there was no attempt ...
Page 480
... direct means , prefer , from deliberate choice , to get it by round - about methods . On the other hand , his speech could be refreshingly direct . Witness his retort to a heckler who was baiting him with being a " wealthy landowner ...
... direct means , prefer , from deliberate choice , to get it by round - about methods . On the other hand , his speech could be refreshingly direct . Witness his retort to a heckler who was baiting him with being a " wealthy landowner ...
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