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... army , in peace time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty . One rapid but fairly sure guide to the social atmosphere of a country is the parade - step of its army . A military parade is really a kind of ritual dance ...
... army , in peace time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty . One rapid but fairly sure guide to the social atmosphere of a country is the parade - step of its army . A military parade is really a kind of ritual dance ...
Page 44
... army . In the British army the drill is rigid and complicated , full of memories of the eighteenth century , but without definite swagger ; the march is merely a formalized walk . It belongs to a society which is ruled by the sword , no ...
... army . In the British army the drill is rigid and complicated , full of memories of the eighteenth century , but without definite swagger ; the march is merely a formalized walk . It belongs to a society which is ruled by the sword , no ...
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... army was barely beyond the standard of 1918. We saw our soldiers fighting their way desperately to the coast , with one aeroplane against three , with rifles against tanks , with bayonets against tommy - guns . There were not even ...
... army was barely beyond the standard of 1918. We saw our soldiers fighting their way desperately to the coast , with one aeroplane against three , with rifles against tanks , with bayonets against tommy - guns . There were not even ...
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