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He made a commercial success of the bakery — a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . “ I rented a bakery in the city , ” he wrote . “ Hired bakers — Mexicans — bought fuel and ...
He made a commercial success of the bakery — a notable achievement , for it was the only success in business that he ever had in his life . “ I rented a bakery in the city , ” he wrote . “ Hired bakers — Mexicans — bought fuel and ...
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The most successful generals are primitive men , whose opinions on everything outside of war and soldiers are often - and , indeed ... They lack the knock - down energy , the heat , the obstinacy , that are necessary to success in war .
The most successful generals are primitive men , whose opinions on everything outside of war and soldiers are often - and , indeed ... They lack the knock - down energy , the heat , the obstinacy , that are necessary to success in war .
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In his mind the successful conduct of the war implied only two modes of action . One was to defeat the Confederate armies , and the other was to cut the Confederacy into separate and isolated pieces . He knew that as long as the ...
In his mind the successful conduct of the war implied only two modes of action . One was to defeat the Confederate armies , and the other was to cut the Confederacy into separate and isolated pieces . He knew that as long as the ...
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CEAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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