Words on War: Military Quotations from Ancient Times to the PresentWith more than 6,000 entries, organized alphabetically by theme, Words on War is destined to become a standard reference in the field of military history, and is sure to capture the public's fascination as no other single volume on the bookshelves has. |
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... reports With the jaw of an ass have I [ Samson ] slain a thousand men . The Bible , Judges 15:16 . Captain Hardy ... report confined itself to a single sentence : All quiet on the Western Front . Erich Maria Remarque , All Quiet on ...
... reports With the jaw of an ass have I [ Samson ] slain a thousand men . The Bible , Judges 15:16 . Captain Hardy ... report confined itself to a single sentence : All quiet on the Western Front . Erich Maria Remarque , All Quiet on ...
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... report nothing ? What you do is say , ' Adminis- tration officials say . ' You report that Weinberger says the fighting was heaviest here , or Weinberger says the barracks are under siege . Well , shit , he's the fucking Secretary of ...
... report nothing ? What you do is say , ' Adminis- tration officials say . ' You report that Weinberger says the fighting was heaviest here , or Weinberger says the barracks are under siege . Well , shit , he's the fucking Secretary of ...
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... reports brought in by spies and officers sent on scouting missions . The former see corps in place of mere detachments , the latter report weak detachments in places where corps are present . Often they do not even report their own ...
... reports brought in by spies and officers sent on scouting missions . The former see corps in place of mere detachments , the latter report weak detachments in places where corps are present . Often they do not even report their own ...
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