Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 318William Blackwood, 1975 - England |
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Page 387
... night of 1st July Haig's armies had lost nearly sixty thousand men . When the battle ended , almost a million and a quarter Allies and Germans had died , nearly all of them young men . Seventy- three thousand of these , British ...
... night of 1st July Haig's armies had lost nearly sixty thousand men . When the battle ended , almost a million and a quarter Allies and Germans had died , nearly all of them young men . Seventy- three thousand of these , British ...
Page 393
... night the Orderly Officer handed me a letter marked ' Posted in the Field ' . On the envelope was written : ' In the event of my death , and only in that event- not if I merely go missing or get captured - please post this letter to ...
... night the Orderly Officer handed me a letter marked ' Posted in the Field ' . On the envelope was written : ' In the event of my death , and only in that event- not if I merely go missing or get captured - please post this letter to ...
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... night , it could not match Armistice Night in London . We were in a desolate part of the country , with nothing to eat but our bare rations , and only tea in which to toast the King and peace . We had fought our last battle on a line ...
... night , it could not match Armistice Night in London . We were in a desolate part of the country , with nothing to eat but our bare rations , and only tea in which to toast the King and peace . We had fought our last battle on a line ...
Contents
APPIN MEMORIES BY DAWN MACLEOD | 65 |
ARMY TOMORROW THE BY MAJORGENERAL JOHN STRAWSON | 193 |
MUSIC FROM BOHEMIA BY LESLIE GARDINER | 201 |
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