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The Whole Of Northern Norway Was Covered With Snow To Depths Which None Of Our Soldiers Had Ever Seen, Felt, Or Imagined. There Were Neither Snow-shoes Nor Skis - Still Less Skiers. We Must Do Our Best. Thus Began This Ramshackle Campaign.

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The Whole Of Northern Norway Was Covered With Snow To Depths Which None Of Our Soldiers Had Ever Seen, Felt, Or Imagined. There Were Neither Snow-shoes Nor Skis - Still Less Skiers. We Must Do Our Best. Thus Began This Ramshackle Campaign.

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The Positive Thinker Sees The Invisible, Feels The Intangible, And Achieves The Impossible.

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Renown Awaits The Commander Who First Restores Artillery To Its Prime Importance On The Battlefield.

The Salvation Of The Common People Of Every Race And Of Every Land From War Or Servitude Must Be Established On Solid Foundations And Must Be Guarded By The Readiness Of All Men And Women To Die Rather Than Submit To Tyranny.

In Finance Everything That Is Agreeable Is Unsound And Everything That Is Sound Is Disagreeable.

The Most Formidable People In The World, And Now The Most Dangerous, People Who... Lay Down The Doctrine That Every Frontier Must Be The Starting Out Point For Invasion.

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The Golcondas Were Considered Incomparably The Best Team In Southern India ... [but] We Defeated [them] By 9 Goals To 3. On Succeeding Days We Made Short Work Of All Other Opponents, And Established The Record, Never Since Broken, Of Winning A First-class Tournament Within Fifty Days Of Landing In India.

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