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- Author: Bernard Shaw
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN-10: 149959223X
- ISBN-13: 9781499592238
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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It may surprise some people to learn that in 1915 this little play was a recruiting poster in disguise. The British officer seldom likes Irish soldiers; but he always tries to have a certain proportion of them in his battalion, because, partly from a want of common sense which leads them to value their lives less than Englishmen do [lives are really less worth living in a poor country], and partly because even the most cowardly Irishman feels obliged to outdo an Englishman in bravery if possible, and at least to set a perilous pace for him, Irish soldiers give impetus to those military operations which require for their spirited execution more devilment than prudence.
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- Author: Bernard Shaw
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN-10: 149959223X
- ISBN-13: 9781499592238
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
It may surprise some people to learn that in 1915 this little play was a recruiting poster in disguise. The British officer seldom likes Irish soldiers; but he always tries to have a certain proportion of them in his battalion, because, partly from a want of common sense which leads them to value their lives less than Englishmen do [lives are really less worth living in a poor country], and partly because even the most cowardly Irishman feels obliged to outdo an Englishman in bravery if possible, and at least to set a perilous pace for him, Irish soldiers give impetus to those military operations which require for their spirited execution more devilment than prudence.
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