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Conquerors and Liberators: War Leaders Who Shaped Our World

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Reflections on National Power and Leadership in the 1970s

This chapter explores the perceptions of national power and military status, focusing on the contrasts between first-rate and third-rate powers. It examines the political and social turmoil of the late 1970s, highlighting key events and the prevailing sentiment of a nation under external and internal pressures.

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