Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 323William Blackwood, 1978 - England |
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Page 146
... National Service years lasted only weeks rather than months not , like Vietnam , long years during which a conscript army became a source of national weakness once the nation was both war - weary and divided . Those of us inclined to ...
... National Service years lasted only weeks rather than months not , like Vietnam , long years during which a conscript army became a source of national weakness once the nation was both war - weary and divided . Those of us inclined to ...
Page 147
... National Service was bound to be inactive service . The very existence of National Service was certain to swell the vast training and administrative organisa- tions that the Army and Royal Air Force had to maintain in those days . Mind ...
... National Service was bound to be inactive service . The very existence of National Service was certain to swell the vast training and administrative organisa- tions that the Army and Royal Air Force had to maintain in those days . Mind ...
Page 148
... National Ser- vice widened our knowledge of our country and its people . Today we are in danger of learning how the ... National Servicemen must feel the same way . I'm sure it was worth it , for the experience if not for the character ...
... National Ser- vice widened our knowledge of our country and its people . Today we are in danger of learning how the ... National Servicemen must feel the same way . I'm sure it was worth it , for the experience if not for the character ...
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