The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to WaterlooHarper & Brothers, 1851 - Всего страниц: 364 |
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... present day to choose battles for his favorite topic , merely because they were battles ; merely because so many myriads of troops were arrayed in them , and so many hundreds or thousands of human beings stabbed , hewed , or shot each ...
... present day to choose battles for his favorite topic , merely because they were battles ; merely because so many myriads of troops were arrayed in them , and so many hundreds or thousands of human beings stabbed , hewed , or shot each ...
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... present delayed their march . Was it not wise , at any rate , to wait till the Spartans came up , and to have the help of the best troops in Greece , before they exposed themselves to the shock of the dreaded Medes ? Specious as these ...
... present delayed their march . Was it not wise , at any rate , to wait till the Spartans came up , and to have the help of the best troops in Greece , before they exposed themselves to the shock of the dreaded Medes ? Specious as these ...
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... present city of Syracuse is a place of little or no military strength , as the fire of artillery from the neighboring heights would almost completely command it . But in ancient warfare , its position , and the care bestowed on its ...
... present city of Syracuse is a place of little or no military strength , as the fire of artillery from the neighboring heights would almost completely command it . But in ancient warfare , its position , and the care bestowed on its ...
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... present , which opposes the augmenta- tion of our forces , and derides the idea of our being in any peril from the sudden attack of a French expedition . The Syracusan orator told his countrymen to dismiss with scorn the visionary ...
... present , which opposes the augmenta- tion of our forces , and derides the idea of our being in any peril from the sudden attack of a French expedition . The Syracusan orator told his countrymen to dismiss with scorn the visionary ...
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... present Athenian expedition to Sicily , and you have heard them from the lips of the man who , of all men living , is most accurately acquainted with them . The other Athenian generals , who remain with the expedition , will endeavor to ...
... present Athenian expedition to Sicily , and you have heard them from the lips of the man who , of all men living , is most accurately acquainted with them . The other Athenian generals , who remain with the expedition , will endeavor to ...
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