The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 98
... hand , or to give confidence on the other , and will add to their numbers ; for , like snow - balls , such bodies increase by every movement , unless there is some- thing in the way to obstruct and crumble them before their weight is ...
... hand , or to give confidence on the other , and will add to their numbers ; for , like snow - balls , such bodies increase by every movement , unless there is some- thing in the way to obstruct and crumble them before their weight is ...
Page 261
... hand - to - hand com- bat among the thorn bushes , did they finally break , overwhelmed by their casualties . In spite of the pleas of his West Point officers , Taylor did not follow up Arista's smashed army . Not until nine days later ...
... hand - to - hand com- bat among the thorn bushes , did they finally break , overwhelmed by their casualties . In spite of the pleas of his West Point officers , Taylor did not follow up Arista's smashed army . Not until nine days later ...
Page 265
... hand - to- hand fighting followed . It was a nip - and - tuck battle with Taylor's army at one point facing disaster until ti- dily reinforced by a fresh regiment in red flannel shirts , the Mississippi Rifles , under the command of ...
... hand - to- hand fighting followed . It was a nip - and - tuck battle with Taylor's army at one point facing disaster until ti- dily reinforced by a fresh regiment in red flannel shirts , the Mississippi Rifles , under the command of ...
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