The National Review, Volume 118W.H. Allen, 1942 - English literature |
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Page 139
... position , in the Napoleonic wars , was the offing of the enemy ports themselves and there the sailing fleets ... positions of observation . Moreover , in sailing days there were always privateers in great numbers -small , fast and well ...
... position , in the Napoleonic wars , was the offing of the enemy ports themselves and there the sailing fleets ... positions of observation . Moreover , in sailing days there were always privateers in great numbers -small , fast and well ...
Page 238
... position on the central Moscow front . The pace of the Russian advance , and its extent in the several sectors , cannot be judged exactly since both Russian and German com- muniqués have latterly been notably lacking in place names . As ...
... position on the central Moscow front . The pace of the Russian advance , and its extent in the several sectors , cannot be judged exactly since both Russian and German com- muniqués have latterly been notably lacking in place names . As ...
Page 341
... position of ground troops hopeless . In addition , the Russians have great confidence - not the empty confidence of untried conceit , but the full strong faith in their own powers felt by men who have experienced their adversary's fury ...
... position of ground troops hopeless . In addition , the Russians have great confidence - not the empty confidence of untried conceit , but the full strong faith in their own powers felt by men who have experienced their adversary's fury ...
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