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Page 113
... fortress . The neighbourhood was Arab , and far from any Jewish centre . As usual , we lacked transport . For three nights we waited vainly at headquarters for the voice of our announcer . Twice our men failed to obtain the necessary ...
... fortress . The neighbourhood was Arab , and far from any Jewish centre . As usual , we lacked transport . For three nights we waited vainly at headquarters for the voice of our announcer . Twice our men failed to obtain the necessary ...
Page 277
... fortress . Built by the Crusaders , restored by the Turks , it had withstood in a famous siege the artillery of Napoleon Bonaparte . Acre fortress -the halo of history surrounds it ; and the glory of heroism and suffering , from Ze'ev ...
... fortress . Built by the Crusaders , restored by the Turks , it had withstood in a famous siege the artillery of Napoleon Bonaparte . Acre fortress -the halo of history surrounds it ; and the glory of heroism and suffering , from Ze'ev ...
Page 278
... fortress , apart from the indirect defence provided by the police post close by and the military camps in the neighbourhood . The high towers of the fortress were manned by guards , armed with machine - guns and rifles , to whose fire ...
... fortress , apart from the indirect defence provided by the police post close by and the military camps in the neighbourhood . The high towers of the fortress were manned by guards , armed with machine - guns and rifles , to whose fire ...
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