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... military or naval officer ; and to Western minds this is surprising , because , in a Western country , the corps of professional officers in the fighting services is apt to be , not a hot - bed of revolution , but a stronghold of ...
... military or naval officer ; and to Western minds this is surprising , because , in a Western country , the corps of professional officers in the fighting services is apt to be , not a hot - bed of revolution , but a stronghold of ...
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... military cadets to keep abreast of the progress of Western military sci- ence . He tried , of course , to keep these Turkish cadets ' Western education within the narrowest possible profes- sional limits ; but , when once these young ...
... military cadets to keep abreast of the progress of Western military sci- ence . He tried , of course , to keep these Turkish cadets ' Western education within the narrowest possible profes- sional limits ; but , when once these young ...
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... military training . It is not even to be found just in the civilian technology that supplies the military equipment . It cannot be understood without also taking into account the whole mind and soul of the West- ern Society of the day ...
... military training . It is not even to be found just in the civilian technology that supplies the military equipment . It cannot be understood without also taking into account the whole mind and soul of the West- ern Society of the day ...
Contents
CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL Acknowledgments | 9 |
Preface | 11 |
My View of History | 15 |
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