Wellington: a ReassessmentJ. Barrie, 1956 - 278 sider |
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Side 7
... means of a standing army that James II had hoped to render the monarchy absolute . So both parties could be relied upon to resist any suggestion to ameliorate the lot , or to improve the efficiency , of the soldier . The fear of a ...
... means of a standing army that James II had hoped to render the monarchy absolute . So both parties could be relied upon to resist any suggestion to ameliorate the lot , or to improve the efficiency , of the soldier . The fear of a ...
Side 63
... means tactful in his manner or methods , was inordinately vain and conceited , and he ended his life as a man with a grievance . Gambier was best known in the Navy as a man of extreme Evangelical opinions in the matter of religion , who ...
... means tactful in his manner or methods , was inordinately vain and conceited , and he ended his life as a man with a grievance . Gambier was best known in the Navy as a man of extreme Evangelical opinions in the matter of religion , who ...
Side 96
... means which an army invariably receives from the country in which it is stationed , more particularly when it has been sent to aid the people of that country . I have not been disappointed in the expectation that I had formed of ...
... means which an army invariably receives from the country in which it is stationed , more particularly when it has been sent to aid the people of that country . I have not been disappointed in the expectation that I had formed of ...
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