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Page 121
In spite of the universal conviction that a war would be a matter of life or death to
Germany , and in spite also of the fact that , at any rate in military circles , we
reckoned on a war on two fronts , that is to say with a numerical superiority on the
...
In spite of the universal conviction that a war would be a matter of life or death to
Germany , and in spite also of the fact that , at any rate in military circles , we
reckoned on a war on two fronts , that is to say with a numerical superiority on the
...
Page 127
Perhaps only an absolute ruler , firmly in the saddle , can hope to maintain
unswervingly the military ideal of the ' armed forces ' objective , although even he
will be wise to adjust it to the realities of the situation and to weigh well the
prospects ...
Perhaps only an absolute ruler , firmly in the saddle , can hope to maintain
unswervingly the military ideal of the ' armed forces ' objective , although even he
will be wise to adjust it to the realities of the situation and to weigh well the
prospects ...
Page 130
It might have warned them of the danger of sacrificing big political advantages for
immediate military gains , and the danger of antagonising neutrals or of failing to
enlist possible allies . Moreover , once the opening moves had ended in ...
It might have warned them of the danger of sacrificing big political advantages for
immediate military gains , and the danger of antagonising neutrals or of failing to
enlist possible allies . Moreover , once the opening moves had ended in ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, 253. köide |
| Editors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) |
| Contributor | George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1929 |
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