The National Review, Volume 53, Issue 1W.H. Allen, 1909 |
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Page 218
... officers . It does not provide for the training of capable officers of the Royal Marines . No one has any idea from whence these officers are to be drawn in the future . The method of the attack is now made plain . It was to strike at ...
... officers . It does not provide for the training of capable officers of the Royal Marines . No one has any idea from whence these officers are to be drawn in the future . The method of the attack is now made plain . It was to strike at ...
Page 219
... officers . Destroy the officers , turn them into sailors , and you destroy the corps . That is precisely the process which is now in operation . It has been accelerated by the reduction of the establishment , and by the shortening of ...
... officers . Destroy the officers , turn them into sailors , and you destroy the corps . That is precisely the process which is now in operation . It has been accelerated by the reduction of the establishment , and by the shortening of ...
Page 418
... officer class has always been so highly regarded . It is true that this regard is also due to the fact that all the officers belong to the highest class of society ; and this fact has also an effect on discipline , because by that alone ...
... officer class has always been so highly regarded . It is true that this regard is also due to the fact that all the officers belong to the highest class of society ; and this fact has also an effect on discipline , because by that alone ...
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