The book The Commission of H. M. S. "terrible," 1898-1902 was written by author George Crowe Here you can read free online of The Commission of H. M. S. "terrible," 1898-1902 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Commission of H. M. S. "terrible," 1898-1902 a good or bad book?
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At least ten miles of transport in " single column line ahead " was being steered towards one destination. Here was evidence in galore of why it had taken nearly a month for a second attempt to develop* To plan such an organization on paper must require intimate knowledge of the subject — scarcely secondary to war itself. But to carry it into practical execution was the product of a fully trained master-mind. To move such a vast column through practi- cally a hostile country, and keep up suppli...es of all descrip- tions, was a task so stupendous that Moses himself might have pardonably shrunk from the undertaking. Civilized armies require modern transport, equipment, and sustenance ; a circumstance that has not lessened the burdens of generals. " 'Tis true, 'tis pity ; and pity 'tis 'tis true," that so much transport, which renders mobility immobile, should be neces- sary ; or so at least the generals must have thought Yet, nevertheless, as an organization, there was little to cavil about The flank march proceeded apace; a journey full of incident The track, after a little traffic had passed over it, became a long road of quagmire resembling a canal of mud, rendering haulage of the transport very burdensome.
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