Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 608
eration and without pity, the result might havebeen different. But Joffre the general was likeJoffre the boy, an unassuming son of the soil.He loved his men and they knew it. Becausescarlet trousers made their wearers an easy markfor the enemy, he abolished the conspicuous uni-forms. He regarded… … self, and did not hesitate to say so in a documentsent to the troops after the Battle of the Marne. As for me, if I have done any good, I amrewarded by the greatest honor that ever cameto me during my whole career, the honor of com-manding men like you. It is with deep emotionthat I tender you my…
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