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Since the fearful and resultless slaughter at Port Arthur , German opinion on this point has been greatly shaken . It is now considered possible that the forts would prove impregnable to ordinary attack by field troops , and that they ...
Since the fearful and resultless slaughter at Port Arthur , German opinion on this point has been greatly shaken . It is now considered possible that the forts would prove impregnable to ordinary attack by field troops , and that they ...
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It cannot then be doubted that the battle would have resulted in a terrible defeat for the Germans if the Marshal ( MacMahon ) had suddenly been joined , about 2 p . m ... The German artillery would have beaten back a French offensive .
It cannot then be doubted that the battle would have resulted in a terrible defeat for the Germans if the Marshal ( MacMahon ) had suddenly been joined , about 2 p . m ... The German artillery would have beaten back a French offensive .
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The German Emperor has long as- pired to play some such Messianic part , and he seemed well qualified , for he combines mediæval enthusiasms with the support of a strong financial group ; he is a war - lord with a keen eye for peaceful ...
The German Emperor has long as- pired to play some such Messianic part , and he seemed well qualified , for he combines mediæval enthusiasms with the support of a strong financial group ; he is a war - lord with a keen eye for peaceful ...
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