The National Review, Volume 42, Part 1W.H. Allen, 1903 |
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Page 202
... lines were laid out in such a manner as to ensure a moderate degree of safety , but to accomplish this it becomes necessary to build these railways practically in a straight line , and to consolidate the platform on which the two rails ...
... lines were laid out in such a manner as to ensure a moderate degree of safety , but to accomplish this it becomes necessary to build these railways practically in a straight line , and to consolidate the platform on which the two rails ...
Page 203
... lines could be laid with moderate safety and moderate expense , they would be most dangerous to the interests . of the existing railway companies , and therefore also to that of a large section of the public , represented by the ...
... lines could be laid with moderate safety and moderate expense , they would be most dangerous to the interests . of the existing railway companies , and therefore also to that of a large section of the public , represented by the ...
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... lines . The strength of the Boers had always lain in resisting frontal attack in thinly held but very extended lines . Such lines , dispensing with reserves , are naturally weak on the flanks . The English commander consequently decided ...
... lines . The strength of the Boers had always lain in resisting frontal attack in thinly held but very extended lines . Such lines , dispensing with reserves , are naturally weak on the flanks . The English commander consequently decided ...
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