The Quarterly Review, Volumes 222-223William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1915 - English literature |
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Page 88
... offensive movement , of an entrenched position in rear on which the army may fall back in case of defeat , forms a distinctive feature of the German system , and constitutes a novelty in war . The method has been followed on every ...
... offensive movement , of an entrenched position in rear on which the army may fall back in case of defeat , forms a distinctive feature of the German system , and constitutes a novelty in war . The method has been followed on every ...
Page 89
... offensive and the teaching of their drill - book , met attack with counter- attack . It would , indeed , be incorrect to describe their attitude as defensive ; it was a persistent and determined offensive . It may be concluded from the ...
... offensive and the teaching of their drill - book , met attack with counter- attack . It would , indeed , be incorrect to describe their attitude as defensive ; it was a persistent and determined offensive . It may be concluded from the ...
Page 90
... offensive throughout . On the other hand , it enabled the Allies to bring their naval power into play , by which the defence of their left flank was materially strength- ened . From the strategical point of view the Germans benefited by ...
... offensive throughout . On the other hand , it enabled the Allies to bring their naval power into play , by which the defence of their left flank was materially strength- ened . From the strategical point of view the Germans benefited by ...
Page 91
... offensive , which threw the Germans back to Louvain , and seriously threatened the railway , which was one of their chief lines of supply . This display of activity proved that the Belgian army was not a neg- ligible quantity ; and ...
... offensive , which threw the Germans back to Louvain , and seriously threatened the railway , which was one of their chief lines of supply . This display of activity proved that the Belgian army was not a neg- ligible quantity ; and ...
Page 92
... offensive action ; and a ship which , though able to resist the enemy's shells , could not carry guns to penetrate his armour would be useless in war . On land the weight of defensive structures is not so rigidly restricted ; and the ...
... offensive action ; and a ship which , though able to resist the enemy's shells , could not carry guns to penetrate his armour would be useless in war . On land the weight of defensive structures is not so rigidly restricted ; and the ...
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