The Living Age, Volume 277Living Age Company, 1913 |
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Page 221
... French defeat in 1870 , and how far have they vanished ? First is the fact that France was surprised in every sense of the word . She was surprised by Bismarck , who forced the struggle upon her at a critical moment , before Niel's ...
... French defeat in 1870 , and how far have they vanished ? First is the fact that France was surprised in every sense of the word . She was surprised by Bismarck , who forced the struggle upon her at a critical moment , before Niel's ...
Page 222
... French guns were powerless at ranges between 1500 and 3000 metres ( a metre is approximately 1.1 yards ) . The German artillery had only to take up positions at 2000 or 2700 yards and the French guns could not fire with effect . This ...
... French guns were powerless at ranges between 1500 and 3000 metres ( a metre is approximately 1.1 yards ) . The German artillery had only to take up positions at 2000 or 2700 yards and the French guns could not fire with effect . This ...
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... French troops at Elsasshausen . Captain Picard , who quotes this crit- icism , holds that it goes too far . The German artillery would have beaten back a French offensive . But , if the battle had been indecisive , at the very outset of ...
... French troops at Elsasshausen . Captain Picard , who quotes this crit- icism , holds that it goes too far . The German artillery would have beaten back a French offensive . But , if the battle had been indecisive , at the very outset of ...
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CHAMBERSS JOURNAL | 65 |
Some Aspects of Modern Luxury | 100 |
The Romanoff Tercentenary | 317 |
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