Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 162
... Kurdia . The colonel was distinguished by a powerful voice . The power of that voice served as a basis for the defence of Batum against the Turks when they started their offensive against Transcaucasus at the time of the Menshevik ...
... Kurdia . The colonel was distinguished by a powerful voice . The power of that voice served as a basis for the defence of Batum against the Turks when they started their offensive against Transcaucasus at the time of the Menshevik ...
Page 166
... Kurdia ( ' damn him , the bloody man ! ' ) had visited the prison in the night and let out the consul , the sailors and a few other people . ' All those a bit better off and a bit better dressed , ' added Dov- gello . ' Anyone can ...
... Kurdia ( ' damn him , the bloody man ! ' ) had visited the prison in the night and let out the consul , the sailors and a few other people . ' All those a bit better off and a bit better dressed , ' added Dov- gello . ' Anyone can ...
Page 168
... Kurdia's A.D.C. to the tele- phone and hastily let out a piteous cry . Then he raised his rifle and brandished its butt in my face , but could not bring himself to hit me . I went out . But I never met Luntz , after all . A quarter of ...
... Kurdia's A.D.C. to the tele- phone and hastily let out a piteous cry . Then he raised his rifle and brandished its butt in my face , but could not bring himself to hit me . I went out . But I never met Luntz , after all . A quarter of ...
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