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... battles were considered too risky , too untrustworthy , by most earlier commanders . The straitjacketed tactics prob- ably restricted the chances of winning a decisive victory on the formal field of battle . They certainly restricted ...
... battles were considered too risky , too untrustworthy , by most earlier commanders . The straitjacketed tactics prob- ably restricted the chances of winning a decisive victory on the formal field of battle . They certainly restricted ...
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... battles ; he could select such strong positions that the enemy would not dare to attack him . This was the advice not ... battle from the equivalent of a wheelchair is unusual in any century . Perhaps more un- usual is a commander who is ...
... battles ; he could select such strong positions that the enemy would not dare to attack him . This was the advice not ... battle from the equivalent of a wheelchair is unusual in any century . Perhaps more un- usual is a commander who is ...
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... battle was ' to take every man his bird ' . It sounds like a sentence snatched from a smoky discothèque rather than a battle at sea but the meaning is similar . Only six of the fifteen battles which Britain fought at sea in the ninety ...
... battle was ' to take every man his bird ' . It sounds like a sentence snatched from a smoky discothèque rather than a battle at sea but the meaning is similar . Only six of the fifteen battles which Britain fought at sea in the ninety ...
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