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The tales here told are written, not to glorify war, but to nourish patriotism. They represent an effort to renew in popular memory the great traditions of the Imperial race to which we belong. The history of the Empire of which we are subjects--the story of the struggles and sufferings by which it has been built up--is the best legacy which the past has bequeathed to us. But it is a treasure strangely neglected. The State makes primary education its anxious care, yet it does not make its own history a vital part of that education. There is real danger that for the average youth. | Deeds that Won the Empire by W. H. Fitchett 1 Deeds that Won the Empire by W. H. Fitchett The Project Gutenberg EBook of Deeds that Won the Empire by W. H. Fitchett This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes Author W. H. Fitchett Release Date September 12 2006 EBook 19255 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DEEDS THAT WON THE EMPIRE Produced by Al Haines DEEDS THAT WON THE EMPIRE HISTORIC BATTLE SCENES BY W. H. FITCHETT LL. D. Deeds that Won the Empire by W. H. Fitchett LONDON JOHN MURRAY 2 FIRST EDITION Smith Elder Co. . . . November 1897 Twenty-ninth 1914 Reprinted John Murray .September 1917 1921 PREFACE The tales here told are written not to glorify war but to nourish patriotism. They represent an effort to renew in popular memory the great traditions of the Imperial race to which we belong. The history of the Empire of which we are subjects--the story of the struggles and sufferings by which it has been built up--is the best legacy which the past has bequeathed to us. But it is a treasure strangely neglected. The State makes primary education its anxious care yet it does not make its own history a vital part of that education. There is real danger that for the average youth the great names of British story may become meaningless sounds that his imagination will take no colour from the rich and deep tints of history. And what a pallid cold-blooded citizenship this must produce War belongs no doubt to an imperfect stage of society it has a side of pure brutality. But it is not all brutal. Wordsworth s daring line about God s most perfect instrument has a great truth behind it. What examples are to be found in the tales

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