From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 33
Page 51
Napoleon himself found the glamour of Eastern adventure an incentive in his expedition to Egypt with the army of the Orient in 1798 , when he addressed a letter to Tipu Sultan of Mysore . " Masters of Egypt , " he wrote to the French ...
Napoleon himself found the glamour of Eastern adventure an incentive in his expedition to Egypt with the army of the Orient in 1798 , when he addressed a letter to Tipu Sultan of Mysore . " Masters of Egypt , " he wrote to the French ...
Page 275
She was now ready to find a new army , to be numbered the Seventh , which was to join the completely reorganised Sixth Army in Mesopotamia : the two coming under Falkenhayn's command . This was to have the title of " Army Group F. " but ...
She was now ready to find a new army , to be numbered the Seventh , which was to join the completely reorganised Sixth Army in Mesopotamia : the two coming under Falkenhayn's command . This was to have the title of " Army Group F. " but ...
Page 281
A disastrous panic broke out among the Eighth Army , opposing the British advance in the plain , and particularly , as so often happens in a crisis , among its supply services . Thousands of men streamed northward in leaderless mobs ...
A disastrous panic broke out among the Eighth Army , opposing the British advance in the plain , and particularly , as so often happens in a crisis , among its supply services . Thousands of men streamed northward in leaderless mobs ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
administration American animals appear army authority become body Britain British called carried caused cent century Committee common constitution cost course Court deal difficulty direction economic effect Empire England established Europe existence experience fact force German give given Government Greek hand House human important increase India individual industry interest Italy labour land less living Lord March matter means natural never officers opinion organisation party passed past perhaps Persian persons political population position possible practice present princes problem production question railway reason recent regard relations represented Roman Rome rule social Society spirit success taken things to-day tradition United whole