The Cornhill Magazine, Volumes 9-10;Volume 83;Volume 1901William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1901 |
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... forces of this country might be made more formidable without an increase of expense . Since then my remarks have been subjected to a good deal of criticism , notably by Colonel Maude in the CORNHILL for December , by Mr. J. W. Fortescue ...
... forces of this country might be made more formidable without an increase of expense . Since then my remarks have been subjected to a good deal of criticism , notably by Colonel Maude in the CORNHILL for December , by Mr. J. W. Fortescue ...
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... force , every man of whom is highly effective , or a larger one , nearly half of whom are useless in the hour of need ? It is surely wiser and more honest to strike this bad debt off the ledger , instead of retaining figures which look ...
... force , every man of whom is highly effective , or a larger one , nearly half of whom are useless in the hour of need ? It is surely wiser and more honest to strike this bad debt off the ledger , instead of retaining figures which look ...
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... force is ample for the ordinary needs of the Empire , and capable , without reinforce- ment , of bringing any ordinary war to a successful issue . By abolishing all second battalions , and having mere recruiting depôts for the ...
... force is ample for the ordinary needs of the Empire , and capable , without reinforce- ment , of bringing any ordinary war to a successful issue . By abolishing all second battalions , and having mere recruiting depôts for the ...
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... force which could be landed . Then , acting on the defensive , we could make it absolutely impossible for them to penetrate into the country . Had we a million men in arms , backed by good artillery , it is inconceivable that we should ...
... force which could be landed . Then , acting on the defensive , we could make it absolutely impossible for them to penetrate into the country . Had we a million men in arms , backed by good artillery , it is inconceivable that we should ...
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... force is to have targets in every parish , and to provide the men with two or three rifles with which they can take ... forces , but surely the argument is exactly the opposite . If the land can take care of itself then the fleet is free ...
... force is to have targets in every parish , and to provide the men with two or three rifles with which they can take ... forces , but surely the argument is exactly the opposite . If the land can take care of itself then the fleet is free ...
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