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8 à lay in the granite hills a few miles cause. 6 > speech which only those nearby could hear , but that did not matter : when he finished he was cheered to the echo by all . These young men now considered themselves seasoned veterans ...
8 à lay in the granite hills a few miles cause. 6 > speech which only those nearby could hear , but that did not matter : when he finished he was cheered to the echo by all . These young men now considered themselves seasoned veterans ...
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A ROMAN general in a hurry could post the 3740 miles from Old Kilpatrick in Scotland to Jerusalem in about forty - five days . Frequent changes of horse , and road surfaces of marvellous smoothness enabled him to average seven miles an ...
A ROMAN general in a hurry could post the 3740 miles from Old Kilpatrick in Scotland to Jerusalem in about forty - five days . Frequent changes of horse , and road surfaces of marvellous smoothness enabled him to average seven miles an ...
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performance would be repeated at Bourg St Pierre and at San Rhemy , either side of the summit , travellers and coach alike accomplishing that fifteen - mile endurance test on horse- back . Endurance tests of another kind came in with ...
performance would be repeated at Bourg St Pierre and at San Rhemy , either side of the summit , travellers and coach alike accomplishing that fifteen - mile endurance test on horse- back . Endurance tests of another kind came in with ...
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THE DUEL OF THE FRIGATES BY VICTOR ALLAN | 42 |
A LITTLE SOMETHING BY GORDON MEYER | 137 |
A MILITARY APPRECIATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY BY BRIGADIER | 157 |
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