Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 258William Blackwood, 1945 - England |
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Page 45
... town thus constituting an admir- able stopper for this bottle - neck . The Germans had not spared themselves in their defensive preparations to hold the town . Anti - tank guns were well placed , each covering a horde of side streets ...
... town thus constituting an admir- able stopper for this bottle - neck . The Germans had not spared themselves in their defensive preparations to hold the town . Anti - tank guns were well placed , each covering a horde of side streets ...
Page 47
... town in less than two days flung them into chaotic dis- organisation , and precluded any inner defence line from being established . Our troop , which throughout this memorable afternoon had remained tranquilly on the outskirts of the town ...
... town in less than two days flung them into chaotic dis- organisation , and precluded any inner defence line from being established . Our troop , which throughout this memorable afternoon had remained tranquilly on the outskirts of the town ...
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... town which for close on four centuries has suffered no alteration , a town of Gothic palaces whose turrets and mullions , gargoyles and embla- zoned façades , are the fine flower of flamboyant domestic architecture ; the most perfect ...
... town which for close on four centuries has suffered no alteration , a town of Gothic palaces whose turrets and mullions , gargoyles and embla- zoned façades , are the fine flower of flamboyant domestic architecture ; the most perfect ...
Contents
MAGAS | 1 |
A HEROINE OF FRANCE BY B S TOWNROE | 191 |
A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY BY A M G | 285 |
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