古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
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during the war of the spanish succession, the austrian general eugene of savoy once received a letter, and on opening it found that it contained just a single piece of greasy paper, which he threw on the ground without a thought. his adjutant, a man of suspicious nature, picked up the paper and smelled it, whereupon he first became giddy and then fell unconscious to the ground. only the swift administration of an antidote saved him.
when the poisoned paper was hung around the neck of a dog it was effective in killing the animal after a few hours' suffering. eugene was the least disturbed of all the onlookers, commenting " you need not wonder at it. i have several times before now received letters of this nature. "
