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Page 94
There the boys had to blast a fortified wall under machine - gun crossfire ; then
cut their way through three barbed wire defences — all under enemy fire ; place
their explosives in position and set them offand then withdraw from the area ,
which ...
There the boys had to blast a fortified wall under machine - gun crossfire ; then
cut their way through three barbed wire defences — all under enemy fire ; place
their explosives in position and set them offand then withdraw from the area ,
which ...
Page 209
Our treasury was empty and we had no explosives in stock . Retaliation for this
sort of thing needed more than a few shots . How could we deliver a big blow ?
We gritted our teeth . Days and nights passed without action . The people
wondered ...
Our treasury was empty and we had no explosives in stock . Retaliation for this
sort of thing needed more than a few shots . How could we deliver a big blow ?
We gritted our teeth . Days and nights passed without action . The people
wondered ...
Page 278
The load of explosives was attached to the wall . Our men withdrew . The whole
of Acre shuddered with the force of the explosion . Amidst the pall of smoke
pieces of debris flew and rolled in all directions . The heart of the attackers beat
faster .
The load of explosives was attached to the wall . Our men withdrew . The whole
of Acre shuddered with the force of the explosion . Amidst the pall of smoke
pieces of debris flew and rolled in all directions . The heart of the attackers beat
faster .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Revolt: Story of the Irgun |
| Author | Menachem Begin |
| Publisher | H. Schuman, 1951 |
| Length | 386 pages |
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