Generals and Admirals: The Story of Amphibious CommandLongmans, Green, 1952 - 192 sider |
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Side 75
... action . It was all a depressing failure , the summer was half gone , and the outlook was well - nigh hopeless . It is at such a point as this that one would expect dissension between army and navy to rear its head . But though Wolfe ...
... action . It was all a depressing failure , the summer was half gone , and the outlook was well - nigh hopeless . It is at such a point as this that one would expect dissension between army and navy to rear its head . But though Wolfe ...
Side 83
... action from his wound ) was more expansive on the subject ; for the navy's part , though no more than its duty , appeared to the soldiers as help given to the army which called for thanks . In his view : " I should be wanting in paying ...
... action from his wound ) was more expansive on the subject ; for the navy's part , though no more than its duty , appeared to the soldiers as help given to the army which called for thanks . In his view : " I should be wanting in paying ...
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... action ; and it followed that to get three to agree would be even harder and less likely . The pessimism of the latter answer , however , was not generally accepted . The commoner view was that the organiza- tion should still be a joint ...
... action ; and it followed that to get three to agree would be even harder and less likely . The pessimism of the latter answer , however , was not generally accepted . The commoner view was that the organiza- tion should still be a joint ...
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HOWARD AND ESSEX AT CADIZ | 7 |
THE SPANISH CAMPAIGNS OF QUEEN ANNES WAR | 19 |
VERNON AND WENTWORTH IN THE WEST INDIES | 38 |
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Generals and Admirals: The Story of Amphibious Command John Creswell Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1977 |
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