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... Sword of Honour , Guy Crouchback , when he hears the phrase , ' tomorrow you meet the men you will lead in battle ' , is reminded of a hero of boy- hood adventure stories called Captain Truslove , whose exploits had fascinated him at ...
... Sword of Honour , Guy Crouchback , when he hears the phrase , ' tomorrow you meet the men you will lead in battle ' , is reminded of a hero of boy- hood adventure stories called Captain Truslove , whose exploits had fascinated him at ...
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... Sword of Honour the Commando group that Alastair refers to so enthusiastically is described in much greater detail . It is known as HOO - Hazardous Offensive Operations - and though it provides plenty of grim comedy , we find little of ...
... Sword of Honour the Commando group that Alastair refers to so enthusiastically is described in much greater detail . It is known as HOO - Hazardous Offensive Operations - and though it provides plenty of grim comedy , we find little of ...
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... Sword of Honour , written in 1964 , Waugh sourly described it as ' an obituary of the Roman Catholic Church in England as it had existed for many centuries . All the rites and most of the opinions described here are already obsolete . ' ) ...
... Sword of Honour , written in 1964 , Waugh sourly described it as ' an obituary of the Roman Catholic Church in England as it had existed for many centuries . All the rites and most of the opinions described here are already obsolete . ' ) ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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