Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 250William Blackwood, 1941 - England |
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Page 376
... French personalities , that I have made a profound study of French history , that I am qualified to speak authoritatively on political and military problems . I make no such claim . And yet I think that I have come to some general ...
... French personalities , that I have made a profound study of French history , that I am qualified to speak authoritatively on political and military problems . I make no such claim . And yet I think that I have come to some general ...
Page 378
... French spend little on external amusement . There was not a cinema in this town , and I doubt if any inhabitant had ever been to a dog race . Monsieur and madame dressed in clean overalls ; I do not think that she bothered about silk ...
... French spend little on external amusement . There was not a cinema in this town , and I doubt if any inhabitant had ever been to a dog race . Monsieur and madame dressed in clean overalls ; I do not think that she bothered about silk ...
Page 383
... French have towards ' France ' the feeling which Englishmen have towards ' Eng- land . ' The French are very ' regional ' and individualist . They do not weld easily into a solid mass . And in the French Army I have long suspected that ...
... French have towards ' France ' the feeling which Englishmen have towards ' Eng- land . ' The French are very ' regional ' and individualist . They do not weld easily into a solid mass . And in the French Army I have long suspected that ...
Contents
MERSA MATRUHI MEMORIES BY MAJOR C S JARVIS 317 | 86 |
MORE REDLETTER DAYS BY R J WACHER | 130 |
MUNGO RIVER JOURNEY BY COMMANDER G S EDGERTONBIRD | 296 |
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