The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 192A. Constable, 1900 |
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... operations of war by with but scant mention . In the history of a great empire which has grown and been consolidated by war , such an omission is serious , and yet , on the whole , it is fortunate ; for what little he has said shows ...
... operations of war by with but scant mention . In the history of a great empire which has grown and been consolidated by war , such an omission is serious , and yet , on the whole , it is fortunate ; for what little he has said shows ...
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... operations , open to the enemy as harbours of refuge . But he is possibly right in saying that the parting was sure to come ; ' he is certainly right in saying , ' What was deplorable was the ' manner of the parting , which entailed a ...
... operations , open to the enemy as harbours of refuge . But he is possibly right in saying that the parting was sure to come ; ' he is certainly right in saying , ' What was deplorable was the ' manner of the parting , which entailed a ...
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... operations carried on by the French in combination or in formal alliance with the English , and to these operations seven chapters are wholly devoted . One may be permitted to wonder if Frenchmen ever consider the facts on which this ...
... operations carried on by the French in combination or in formal alliance with the English , and to these operations seven chapters are wholly devoted . One may be permitted to wonder if Frenchmen ever consider the facts on which this ...
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... operations just mentioned were credi- table to those who performed them . Captain Chevalier is rather sparing of dates . It is perplexing to have to go back , occasionally , through several paragraphs to recall in what month operations ...
... operations just mentioned were credi- table to those who performed them . Captain Chevalier is rather sparing of dates . It is perplexing to have to go back , occasionally , through several paragraphs to recall in what month operations ...
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... operations against Cadiz in 1823. The part played by the French squadron at the battle of Navarino , where it fought ... operation on a large scale in which the French navy was engaged , and which - though primarily a military ...
... operations against Cadiz in 1823. The part played by the French squadron at the battle of Navarino , where it fought ... operation on a large scale in which the French navy was engaged , and which - though primarily a military ...
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