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... appeal to them . In the last war the songs which the soldiers made up and sang of their own accord were not vengeful but humorous and mock - defeatist.1 The only enemy they ever named was the sergeant - major . In England all the ...
... appeal to them . In the last war the songs which the soldiers made up and sang of their own accord were not vengeful but humorous and mock - defeatist.1 The only enemy they ever named was the sergeant - major . In England all the ...
Page 37
... appeal . Few able men went east of Suez if there was any way of avoiding it . But the general weakening of imperialism , and to some extent of the whole British morale , that took place during the nineteen - thirties , was partly the ...
... appeal . Few able men went east of Suez if there was any way of avoiding it . But the general weakening of imperialism , and to some extent of the whole British morale , that took place during the nineteen - thirties , was partly the ...
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... appeal of Fascism is enorm- ously greater . In one country after another the Communists have been rooted out by their more up - to - date enemies , the Nazis . In the English- speaking countries they never had a serious footing . The ...
... appeal of Fascism is enorm- ously greater . In one country after another the Communists have been rooted out by their more up - to - date enemies , the Nazis . In the English- speaking countries they never had a serious footing . The ...
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