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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... guns . Every morning they cleaned the stable . When there was a ' show ' on , there would be a time alert and the columns would form to transport the ammunition . The size of the order would depend on how long the guns were required to ...
... guns . Every morning they cleaned the stable . When there was a ' show ' on , there would be a time alert and the columns would form to transport the ammunition . The size of the order would depend on how long the guns were required to ...
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... gun embedded in the earth . Robert gave a cry of pain . It felt as if his knee caps had been torn away . But his fall was over . He was more than halfway down the side . Robert rolled over and dragged himself to a sitting position with ...
... gun embedded in the earth . Robert gave a cry of pain . It felt as if his knee caps had been torn away . But his fall was over . He was more than halfway down the side . Robert rolled over and dragged himself to a sitting position with ...
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... guns ) - had been arriving by the trainload . Now , as the Germans turned their guns to its destruction , the British filled the town with their entire reserve for the battle . Bailleul's facilities were swollen with hordes of soldiers ...
... guns ) - had been arriving by the trainload . Now , as the Germans turned their guns to its destruction , the British filled the town with their entire reserve for the battle . Bailleul's facilities were swollen with hordes of soldiers ...
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