In such a beast as this..." (he means the army)"...it was the collective power that went, collapsing like a long-exhausted animal, at once falling under its own weight as much as that of its enemy. It was a collective death and not a matter of bravery or even strength, and once it was down it was finished as a battle.
Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
army, battle, beast, bravery, collaps, collective, death, defeate, down, end, enemy, exhausted, falling-under, fight, no-matter, paul-hoffman, power, strenght, thomas-cale, war