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Experience has taught the English people that the progress of a war never fulfils the popular expecta tions; that although victory may be assured at last to patient and untiring vigour and energy in its prosecution, yet during the continuance of a long war, there can be no well-founded hope of a uniform and constant series of brilliant triumphs in the field, illustrating the profound wisdom of the policy of the Cabinet; that, on the contrary, all war, even that which is most successful in the end, consists rather in checkered fortunes, of alternations of victory and disaster, and that its conduct is generally marked by what were evidently, when viewed in the light of experience, blunders so glaring in the policy adopted by the government, or in the strategy of its generals.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the challenges of sustaining a war effort by democratic nations, particularly by scrutinizing the conduct of the Peninsular War waged by England against Napoleon's France. The author compares that conflict to the American Civil War to highlight analogous obstacles including public disillusionment, fluctuating enthusiasm, political opposition, and financial strain. The author concludes that success in war is ultimately contingent on the government's ability to maintain public support and secure funding. By examining the historical context of the Peninsular War, this book provides insights into the strategies and challenges involved in prosecuting a large-scale conflict while navigating the complex demands of a free society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330790496_0
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