Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 285W. Blackwood, 1959 - England |
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Page 372
... ship gave a lurch . The next moment the Old Man's bald head appeared below us on the back of a passing sea . There ... ship's lights went out . " Let go for❜ard , let go aft ! Pull starboard ; up port ! " I shouted , and we swung away ...
... ship gave a lurch . The next moment the Old Man's bald head appeared below us on the back of a passing sea . There ... ship's lights went out . " Let go for❜ard , let go aft ! Pull starboard ; up port ! " I shouted , and we swung away ...
Page 400
... ship ' had been passed . Everyone was deaf , and by the time the order reached the after part of the ship it had become- ' Abandon ship . ' The quarter - deck was then awash , so it was no wonder that when the Carley rafts were over the ...
... ship ' had been passed . Everyone was deaf , and by the time the order reached the after part of the ship it had become- ' Abandon ship . ' The quarter - deck was then awash , so it was no wonder that when the Carley rafts were over the ...
Page 403
... ship . As I gave the informa- tion to the captain the familiar spectacle of a south - bound convoy was just showing up . It looked secure and reassuring , and though itself part of the grim picture of war it was to us a familiar ...
... ship . As I gave the informa- tion to the captain the familiar spectacle of a south - bound convoy was just showing up . It looked secure and reassuring , and though itself part of the grim picture of war it was to us a familiar ...
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A DAY IN BOURNEMOUTH BY ALICE MASSIE | 96 |
BY ROBERT H HILL | 384 |
THE TADPOLES BY HUGH DUNT | 480 |
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