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  • Clausewitz's famous (and crudely translated) dictum that war is "a continuation of policy by other means," Keegan argues, reflects a 19th-century Prussian's cultural perspective, not timeless and universal truth: war, in fact, "antedates the state, diplomacy and strategy by many millennia."

    War Without End 2008

  • "Count von Hemelstein, as I intend to keep you in that position for some little time unless you will allow me to remove your arms -- not your sword," he explained quickly on seeing the look of horror that came over the Prussian's face.

    L.P.M. : the end of the Great War

  • "My friend is brave," was the Prussian's reply, turning a glance to where I stood.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Various

  • The Prussian's pride was too deeply wounded, however, for him to give in at once.

    L.P.M. : the end of the Great War

  • He lunged with his bayonet, catching the dastard in the left shoulder, and while tugging to get it out, the prisoners started rushing up the steps of the dugout, and Bill was forced to let go of the rifle; as he did so, the weight of the gun pulled the bayonet downward, ripping through the Prussian's black heart.

    S.O.S. Stand to! Reginald Grant

  • But the imperious Prussian's stare netted him not half so much in the matter of valuable data as Tom derived from his rather timid scrutiny.

    Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer Percy Keese Fitzhugh 1913

  • By the light of a flare down the line he watched, as he lay on top of the ground, with his head over the edge of the sap, the ring of the Prussian's revolver as it moved up towards his face.

    No Man's Land 1912

  • The Bavarian lists, the Saxon lists, the Austrian lists -- these are all only indications of injuries to the Prussian's life-saving waistcoat.

    Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers Louis Raemaekers 1912

  • It sank into the Prussian's neck; he felt a rush of something warm and sticky, and then he was grabbed from behind.

    No Man's Land 1912

  • Prussian's ear the same new note of warning and doubt.

    The Crimes of England 1905

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