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 said : ' No we shan't ' - amazed at the authority with which he said it because he thought himself that the ... drew the revolver . Something insidious remarked in Robert's mind as he did this how crazy it was to shoot a horse ...
... Robert said : ' No we shan't ' - amazed at the authority with which he said it because he thought himself that the ... drew the revolver . Something insidious remarked in Robert's mind as he did this how crazy it was to shoot a horse ...
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... drew away . Robert shuddered . Birds . Poole called : ' Sir ? Lieutenant Ross ? ' Robert said : ' It's all right . ' Then he realized he hadn't even raised his voice , so he called out ... Robert to his feet and Robert said to him 81.
... drew away . Robert shuddered . Birds . Poole called : ' Sir ? Lieutenant Ross ? ' Robert said : ' It's all right . ' Then he realized he hadn't even raised his voice , so he called out ... Robert to his feet and Robert said to him 81.
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... Robert thought : he isn't armed . That's what it is . He isn't armed . He hasn't caught us - we've caught him . He's afraid to move . Very slowly , Robert drew the Webley and held it in such a way that the German could not but help see ...
... Robert thought : he isn't armed . That's what it is . He isn't armed . He hasn't caught us - we've caught him . He's afraid to move . Very slowly , Robert drew the Webley and held it in such a way that the German could not but help see ...
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