Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 288W. Blackwood, 1960 - England |
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Their officer , who spoke some French , told us that the main body of troops was about twelve miles to the north . The slow - flowing river was the colour of lentil soup and full of the bloated corpses of men and horses . At Tientsin ...
Their officer , who spoke some French , told us that the main body of troops was about twelve miles to the north . The slow - flowing river was the colour of lentil soup and full of the bloated corpses of men and horses . At Tientsin ...
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... officer , small , saturnine and rather grimy , who spoke English that was almost incomprehensible , but better than no English at all . He went to a certain amount of trouble , linguisti- cally anyhow , to explain to us that he had once ...
... officer , small , saturnine and rather grimy , who spoke English that was almost incomprehensible , but better than no English at all . He went to a certain amount of trouble , linguisti- cally anyhow , to explain to us that he had once ...
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... officer who should have known better gave Bowman a secret file in a sealed envelope and told him to take it to the armament officer . The minute- sheet simply said , ' April 1st , keep him moving . ' After mess that night , when the ...
... officer who should have known better gave Bowman a secret file in a sealed envelope and told him to take it to the armament officer . The minute- sheet simply said , ' April 1st , keep him moving . ' After mess that night , when the ...
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SOLDIERING IN THE SIXTIES BY J G R | 96 |
AN INNOCENT IN THE AIR BY ROBERT HUNTER | 96 |
THE BOW RIVER BY R M PATTERSON | 110 |
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