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W. E. Woodward. above the sea . The campaign was like a series of hand - to- hand fights on a stair case , the Mexicans retreating slowly up the stairs as the Americans advanced . The Mexican War was a grubby affair , without a trace of ...
W. E. Woodward. above the sea . The campaign was like a series of hand - to- hand fights on a stair case , the Mexicans retreating slowly up the stairs as the Americans advanced . The Mexican War was a grubby affair , without a trace of ...
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... hand in hand . Men who are living up to great traditions do not stoop to theft and lying , nor to shifty financial dealings . The lofty though somewhat quixotic sense of honor among the ruling class was carried into public office ...
... hand in hand . Men who are living up to great traditions do not stoop to theft and lying , nor to shifty financial dealings . The lofty though somewhat quixotic sense of honor among the ruling class was carried into public office ...
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... hand and defeated him , while with his right hand he struck at Johnston and drove him out of the state capital . Then he turned to face Pemberton again , but the Confederate commander had retired behind the defenses of Vicksburg . In ...
... hand and defeated him , while with his right hand he struck at Johnston and drove him out of the state capital . Then he turned to face Pemberton again , but the Confederate commander had retired behind the defenses of Vicksburg . In ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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