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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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curity of his troops and of themilitary position, an advance seemed un-desirable. Forward operations without adefinite objective can rarely be justified. Ofcourse, if the security of the British force wasendangered by leaving the enemy unmolested,the Indian Govermnent could but sanctionany action necessary to avert the danger ;indeed, it was the duty of the general in com-mand to take such action on his own respon-sibility. Otherwise the Government of India,warned by many examples in past times, musthave asked itself whether the annoyance oughtnot to be borne, our troops perhaps striking attimes a swift blow at an enemy column whichcame within their reach ; but, that done, return-ing to their position. No doubt if there wns aclearly-defined objective—if, for example, itwas held by His Majestys Government that anadvance, say, to Baghdad, would sensiblyaffect the course of the Great War, then the casewas different. But, so far as is known, noscheme of that kind had then been proposed.
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A KIVHK (UlN-nOW AM) MO IOH-LAUNGH ON IIIH II(;HIS. 123—3 •J14 THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR.

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