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... instance - were replaced with lighter , more practical weapons , such as muskets . New environs and a strange enemy demanded that troops learn to fire their traditional weapons in new ways , such as from the prone position . Armor and ...
... instance - were replaced with lighter , more practical weapons , such as muskets . New environs and a strange enemy demanded that troops learn to fire their traditional weapons in new ways , such as from the prone position . Armor and ...
Pagina 58
... instance , thought that war with the barbarians , whom he regarded as inferior to the Greeks , was justified , and ... instances of clear - cut Roman aggression - were criticized ; violations of a treaty , truce , or armistice , as well ...
... instance , thought that war with the barbarians , whom he regarded as inferior to the Greeks , was justified , and ... instances of clear - cut Roman aggression - were criticized ; violations of a treaty , truce , or armistice , as well ...
Pagina 117
... instance of such a grievous error . The victims frequently bit on a bullet during the punishment , and sympathetic jailors often clandestinely furnished their prisoners with a stiff belt of rum just prior to the beating . Sometimes ...
... instance of such a grievous error . The victims frequently bit on a bullet during the punishment , and sympathetic jailors often clandestinely furnished their prisoners with a stiff belt of rum just prior to the beating . Sometimes ...
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The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
Copyright | |
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