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They do not retain among their historical memories the name of a single military
victory . ... And of the last war , the four names which have really engraved
themselves on the popular memory are Mons , Ypres , Gallipoli and
Passchendaele ...
They do not retain among their historical memories the name of a single military
victory . ... And of the last war , the four names which have really engraved
themselves on the popular memory are Mons , Ypres , Gallipoli and
Passchendaele ...
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Englishman . You can see the hesitation we feel on this point by the fact that we
call our islands by no less than six different names , England , Britain , Great
Britain , the British Isles , the United Kingdom and , in very exalted moments ,
Albion .
Englishman . You can see the hesitation we feel on this point by the fact that we
call our islands by no less than six different names , England , Britain , Great
Britain , the British Isles , the United Kingdom and , in very exalted moments ,
Albion .
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If one wishes to name a particular moment , one can say that the old distinction
between Right and Left broke down when Picture Post was first published . What
are the politics of Picture Post ? Or of Cavalcade , or Priestley's broadcasts , or
the ...
If one wishes to name a particular moment , one can say that the old distinction
between Right and Left broke down when Picture Post was first published . What
are the politics of Picture Post ? Or of Cavalcade , or Priestley's broadcasts , or
the ...
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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