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A Soldier Breaks Ranks

George Osborne WINNING MODERN WARS by General Wesley K. Clark Perseus Group, £18.99, pp. 218, ISBN 1586482181 H ere's a good rule of thumb: never read a book by a politician......

A Super-selective Memory

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