The National Review, Volume 72W.H. Allen, 1918 - English literature |
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Page 251
... side should possess a main fleet of capital ships only because the other side possesses a main fleet . Ger- many , for instance , could challenge a general action , and if she won it she could proceed to invade these islands . For the ...
... side should possess a main fleet of capital ships only because the other side possesses a main fleet . Ger- many , for instance , could challenge a general action , and if she won it she could proceed to invade these islands . For the ...
Page 349
... side , and many are almost surrounded by cover , so that the small birds and wood - pigeons take heavy toll from the cornfields . For some few yards in from the margin of the fields there is often not a grain of corn left in the ears ...
... side , and many are almost surrounded by cover , so that the small birds and wood - pigeons take heavy toll from the cornfields . For some few yards in from the margin of the fields there is often not a grain of corn left in the ears ...
Page 571
... side until , thank God , one would catch sight of her funnels and then her hull still above water . It required little imagination to realize that the Ere was behaving in a similar manner . It was with great diffi- culty that one could ...
... side until , thank God , one would catch sight of her funnels and then her hull still above water . It required little imagination to realize that the Ere was behaving in a similar manner . It was with great diffi- culty that one could ...
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