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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... riding alone . Then , looking back , he saw that Clifford had given up pursuit and was ambling along at a trot - probably singing ' Home on the Range ' . It was only then that Robert slowed to a walk . Taffler was just a dot on the ...
... riding alone . Then , looking back , he saw that Clifford had given up pursuit and was ambling along at a trot - probably singing ' Home on the Range ' . It was only then that Robert slowed to a walk . Taffler was just a dot on the ...
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... rider was using a long silk scarf as reins and the horse was biting into the other end with his teeth . The only sound was the sound of breathing and of bedsprings . The rider held the reins in one hand and , using a soldier's stiff ...
... rider was using a long silk scarf as reins and the horse was biting into the other end with his teeth . The only sound was the sound of breathing and of bedsprings . The rider held the reins in one hand and , using a soldier's stiff ...
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... ride ahead and see . ' ' No , ' said Robert . ' No one's riding ahead . ' He turned in his saddle . ' I'm beginning to wonder if anyone's riding behind . Maybe we should stop and let the others catch us up . ' They reined in their ...
... ride ahead and see . ' ' No , ' said Robert . ' No one's riding ahead . ' He turned in his saddle . ' I'm beginning to wonder if anyone's riding behind . Maybe we should stop and let the others catch us up . ' They reined in their ...
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