Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 326William Blackwood, 1979 - England |
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Page 294
... British discovered oil and quietly began to extract it . But on the outbreak of World War One , despite Iran's declared neutrality , British troops occupied the country in order to protect the oil - fields . They stayed for seven years ...
... British discovered oil and quietly began to extract it . But on the outbreak of World War One , despite Iran's declared neutrality , British troops occupied the country in order to protect the oil - fields . They stayed for seven years ...
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... British and German lines were only five miles apart on converging courses , with the British to the eastward . Jellicoe immediately altered course and increased speed for Horns Reef , so that before dawn broke seven hours later he was ...
... British and German lines were only five miles apart on converging courses , with the British to the eastward . Jellicoe immediately altered course and increased speed for Horns Reef , so that before dawn broke seven hours later he was ...
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... British outposts . Robertson wrote : " There were some farm - houses between the armies , unoccupied by either party , and it was quite a common practice for the French and British to meet there as on neutral ground , in search of pro ...
... British outposts . Robertson wrote : " There were some farm - houses between the armies , unoccupied by either party , and it was quite a common practice for the French and British to meet there as on neutral ground , in search of pro ...
Contents
Contents | 24 |
AFTERNOON OF THE LONG HANDLES | 288 |
BACHELOR DAYS BY YOUNGMAN CARTER | 559 |
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