Proceedings Magazine - January 1933 Vol. 59/1/359

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Tactics And Command
Issue: Proceedings Magazine - January 1933 Vol. 59/1/359

’Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved,

That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved,
Amidst confusion, horror, and despair,
Examined all the dreadful...

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