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Excerpt from A Hilltop on the Marne: Being Letters Written, June 3 September 8, 1914
The author wishes to apologize for the constant use of the word English in speak ing of the British Expedition to France. At the beginning of the war this was a colloquial error into which we all fell over here, even the French press. Everything in khaki was spoken of as English, even though we knew perfectly well that Scotch, Irish, and Welsh were equally well repre sented in the ranks, and the colors they followed were almost universally spoken of as the English ?ag. These letters were written in the days before the attention of the French press was called to this error of speech, which accounts for the mistake''s persisting in the book.
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The author wishes to apologize for the constant use of the word English in speak ing of the British Expedition to France. At the beginning of the war this was a colloquial error into which we all fell over here, even the French press. Everything in khaki was spoken of as English, even though we knew perfectly well that Scotch, Irish, and Welsh were equally well repre sented in the ranks, and the colors they followed were almost universally spoken of as the English ?ag. These letters were written in the days before the attention of the French press was called to this error of speech, which accounts for the mistake''s persisting in the book.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Mildred Aldrich
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266816553
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 203
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Mildred Aldrich
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331209119
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 205
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