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Sir John Moore's army at Corunna , fighting a desperate rearguard action before
escaping overseas ( just like Dunkirk ! ) has more appeal than a brilliant victory .
The most stirring battlepoem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which ...
Sir John Moore's army at Corunna , fighting a desperate rearguard action before
escaping overseas ( just like Dunkirk ! ) has more appeal than a brilliant victory .
The most stirring battlepoem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which ...
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After eight months of vaguely wondering what the war was about , the people
suddenly knew what they had got to do : first , to get the army away from Dunkirk ,
and secondly to prevent invasion . It was like the awakening of a giant . Quick !
After eight months of vaguely wondering what the war was about , the people
suddenly knew what they had got to do : first , to get the army away from Dunkirk ,
and secondly to prevent invasion . It was like the awakening of a giant . Quick !
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After Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could see this . But it is absurd to
pretend that the promise of that moment has been fulfilled . Almost certainly the
mass of the people are now ready for the vast changes that are necessary ; but ...
After Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could see this . But it is absurd to
pretend that the promise of that moment has been fulfilled . Almost certainly the
mass of the people are now ready for the vast changes that are necessary ; but ...
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