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... army at Corunna , fighting a desperate rearguard action before escaping overseas ( just like Dunkirk ! ) has more appeal than a brilliant victory . The most stirring battle - poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged ...
... army at Corunna , fighting a desperate rearguard action before escaping overseas ( just like Dunkirk ! ) has more appeal than a brilliant victory . The most stirring battle - poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged ...
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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 ...
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... army officers who would be only too glad to introduce some such thing . It is not used because the people in the street would laugh . Beyond a certain point , military display is only possible in countries where the common people dare ...
... army officers who would be only too glad to introduce some such thing . It is not used because the people in the street would laugh . Beyond a certain point , military display is only possible in countries where the common people dare ...
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