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Download or read book Charles E Callwell and the British Way in Warfare written by Daniel Whittingham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the first full-length study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell.

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