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... Dunkirk ! ) has more appeal than a brilliant victory . The most stirring battle- poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged in the wrong direction . And of the last war , the four names which have really engraved ...
... Dunkirk ! ) has more appeal than a brilliant victory . The most stirring battle- poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged in the wrong direction . And of the last war , the four names which have really engraved ...
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... Dunkirk , and secondly to prevent invasion . It was like the awaken- ing of a giant . Quick ! Danger ! The Philistines be upon thee , Samson ! And then the swift unanimous action - and then , alas , the prompt relapse into sleep . In a ...
... Dunkirk , and secondly to prevent invasion . It was like the awaken- ing of a giant . Quick ! Danger ! The Philistines be upon thee , Samson ! And then the swift unanimous action - and then , alas , the prompt relapse into sleep . In a ...
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... Dunkirk . Like all else in England , it happens in a sleepy unwilling way , but it is happening . The war has speeded it up , but it has also increased , and desperately , the necessity for speed . Progress and reaction are ceasing to ...
... Dunkirk . Like all else in England , it happens in a sleepy unwilling way , but it is happening . The war has speeded it up , but it has also increased , and desperately , the necessity for speed . Progress and reaction are ceasing to ...
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