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Private armies, and for that matter private air forces- are expensive, wasteful, and unnecessary. - William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
" "Private armies, and for that matter private air forces- are expensive, wasteful, and unnecessary.
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About William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. In the early 1930s, Slim also wrote novels, short stories, and other publications under the pen name Anthony Mills.
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William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla
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