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So deep does this feeling go that for a hundred years past the officers of the
British 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 ...
So deep does this feeling go that for a hundred years past the officers of the
British 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 ...
Page 44
common people dare not laugh at the army. The Italians adopted the goose-step
at about the time when Italy passed definitely under German control, and, as one
would expect, they do it less well than the Germans. The Vichy government, if it ...
common people dare not laugh at the army. The Italians adopted the goose-step
at about the time when Italy passed definitely under German control, and, as one
would expect, they do it less well than the Germans. The Vichy government, if it ...
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Eight months later it was discovered that, so far as equipment went, the British
army was barely beyond die standard of 191 8. We saw our soldiers fighting their
way desperately to the coast, with one aeroplane against three, with rifles against
...
Eight months later it was discovered that, so far as equipment went, the British
army was barely beyond die standard of 191 8. We saw our soldiers fighting their
way desperately to the coast, with one aeroplane against three, with rifles against
...
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| Title | The lion and the unicorn: socialism and the English genius Penguin twentieth-century classics Penguin Books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2010 |
| Length | 123 pages |
| Subjects | › › England Great Britain Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism Social structure Socialism Socialism in Great Britain |
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