The WarsPenguin Books, 1979 - 190 pages Robert Ross, a sensitive nineteen-year-old Canadian officer, went to war--The War to End All Wars. He found himself in the nightmare world of trench warfare, of mud and smoke, of chlorine gas and rotting corpses. In this world gone mad, Robert Ross performed a last desperate act to declare his commitment to life in the midst of death. |
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... story . Poole was quite correct ; the ground was saturated with gas . Chlorine and phosgene were currently both in use . Mustard gas was still to come . They were joined by the rider behind them with four horses . The horses were ...
... story . Poole was quite correct ; the ground was saturated with gas . Chlorine and phosgene were currently both in use . Mustard gas was still to come . They were joined by the rider behind them with four horses . The horses were ...
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... story goes , even after his death she continued to light the candles and keep her vigil . She died at the age of sixty - five and was found in the chair by his bed with her candles burning all - around the room . Needless to say the ...
... story goes , even after his death she continued to light the candles and keep her vigil . She died at the age of sixty - five and was found in the chair by his bed with her candles burning all - around the room . Needless to say the ...
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... story of Robert's meeting with Taffler on the prairie and how he had thrown the stones at the bottles . Also the story of Harris - Harris's death and what took place at Greenwich . This is when I fell in love with Robert Ross myself ...
... story of Robert's meeting with Taffler on the prairie and how he had thrown the stones at the bottles . Also the story of Harris - Harris's death and what took place at Greenwich . This is when I fell in love with Robert Ross myself ...
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