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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... Robert ' . But where ? You look again and all you see is the crowd . And the Band is still playing- quite undisturbed - and far from spilled . Then you see him : Robert Ross . Standing on the sidelines with pocketed hands - feet apart ...
... Robert ' . But where ? You look again and all you see is the crowd . And the Band is still playing- quite undisturbed - and far from spilled . Then you see him : Robert Ross . Standing on the sidelines with pocketed hands - feet apart ...
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... Robert Ross . Tonight I prayed and prayed . I want to be a nun . After that , the affair between my sister and Robert Ross devel- oped very quickly . I was shocked , of course . Dismayed . It seemed inhuman . Barbara never went again to ...
... Robert Ross . Tonight I prayed and prayed . I want to be a nun . After that , the affair between my sister and Robert Ross devel- oped very quickly . I was shocked , of course . Dismayed . It seemed inhuman . Barbara never went again to ...
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... ROBERT R. ROSS 1896 1922 Epilogue Robert is seated on a keg of water . This is at Lethbridge , in the spring of 1915. Behind him there are tent flaps - bedding - camp cots . Someone is lying down beneath a blanket , diffused by the lack ...
... ROBERT R. ROSS 1896 1922 Epilogue Robert is seated on a keg of water . This is at Lethbridge , in the spring of 1915. Behind him there are tent flaps - bedding - camp cots . Someone is lying down beneath a blanket , diffused by the lack ...
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