The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... German War of 1870- 1871 was the consummation of German unity and the establishment of the new German Empire . Since 1815 there had been only a loose confederation of States . The people belonged to kindred races and spoke similar ...
... German War of 1870- 1871 was the consummation of German unity and the establishment of the new German Empire . Since 1815 there had been only a loose confederation of States . The people belonged to kindred races and spoke similar ...
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... Germans to all other peoples , their extraordinary de- votion to war and their dynasty , and their inevitable destiny to lead the world , was a marked man doomed to failure and obscurity . German historical teaching became an immense ...
... Germans to all other peoples , their extraordinary de- votion to war and their dynasty , and their inevitable destiny to lead the world , was a marked man doomed to failure and obscurity . German historical teaching became an immense ...
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... German naval base , especially since Heligoland had been ceded by Great Britain to Germany in 1890. It also ... German is proud of his Fatherland , which is more than a geographical expression to him , for wherever a German may emigrate ...
... German naval base , especially since Heligoland had been ceded by Great Britain to Germany in 1890. It also ... German is proud of his Fatherland , which is more than a geographical expression to him , for wherever a German may emigrate ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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