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... place as a world power and an American protago- nist in the world drama , Woodrow Wilson , loomed and faded . How many other figures came on , played a part and retired to the wings ? There was Fall of empires and cabinets •
... place as a world power and an American protago- nist in the world drama , Woodrow Wilson , loomed and faded . How many other figures came on , played a part and retired to the wings ? There was Fall of empires and cabinets •
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... played was destined to carry him to wider fields of usefulness . Joffre wired him to hand over his corps to General Balfourier and pro- ceed to Chalons , ninety miles away . The Commander- in - Chief expressed delight at his good work ...
... played was destined to carry him to wider fields of usefulness . Joffre wired him to hand over his corps to General Balfourier and pro- ceed to Chalons , ninety miles away . The Commander- in - Chief expressed delight at his good work ...
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... played his part . He has lived up to his maxim : " Do what you ought , come what may . " AUTHORITIES The Journal of Royal Artillery , Woolwich , England , Aug. 1921 ; Fortnightly Review June , 1920 ; Revue Militaire Generale , Paris ...
... played his part . He has lived up to his maxim : " Do what you ought , come what may . " AUTHORITIES The Journal of Royal Artillery , Woolwich , England , Aug. 1921 ; Fortnightly Review June , 1920 ; Revue Militaire Generale , Paris ...
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... played the big Kriegsspiel before 1914 , it was , after all , only as an amateur . He loved the war game and did fairly well when his opponents were dummies . I've known amateur yachtsmen and amateur jockeys and amateur chauffeurs but ...
... played the big Kriegsspiel before 1914 , it was , after all , only as an amateur . He loved the war game and did fairly well when his opponents were dummies . I've known amateur yachtsmen and amateur jockeys and amateur chauffeurs but ...
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... played in the first Balkan war . The lesson of that war was not lost on the Turk . In the spring of 1914 , Turkey was making plans to attack Greece . She purchased a Brazilian dreadnought that was being constructed in England . She made ...
... played in the first Balkan war . The lesson of that war was not lost on the Turk . In the spring of 1914 , Turkey was making plans to attack Greece . She purchased a Brazilian dreadnought that was being constructed in England . She made ...
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