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\'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield
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02-21-2008, 09:13 PM
Quote:My own favourite is the one-word telegram sent by General Charles Napier when he captured the Indian province of Sindh in 1842: "peccavi"

But was it meant as a double-entendre? :wink:

Actually I imagine brevity is requred for telegram messages...or those sent via Scytale...
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\'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by manda - 08-31-2006, 09:54 AM
.. - by manda - 08-31-2006, 11:48 AM
Pressfield\'s "Gates of Fire" - by Paullus Scipio - 01-05-2008, 06:30 AM
\'Gates of Fire\' - by Paullus Scipio - 01-07-2008, 09:01 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' - by Senovara - 01-08-2008, 10:43 PM
Book recommendations - by Paullus Scipio - 01-09-2008, 08:49 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Ross Cowan - 02-20-2008, 01:03 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Ross Cowan - 02-20-2008, 01:40 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Ross Cowan - 02-20-2008, 09:20 PM
\' Gates of Fire\' - by Paullus Scipio - 02-21-2008, 01:59 AM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by PMBardunias - 02-21-2008, 09:13 PM

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