Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 257William Blackwood, 1945 - England |
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Page 86
... half an hour we will all meet again at Fescue's bungalow . " That half - hour dragged incredibly . From where I stood among the dusty sabara bushes , tarnished silver in the moonlight , I had a view of about twenty yards of sandy track ...
... half an hour we will all meet again at Fescue's bungalow . " That half - hour dragged incredibly . From where I stood among the dusty sabara bushes , tarnished silver in the moonlight , I had a view of about twenty yards of sandy track ...
Page 96
... half piastres for breakfast . Our return for this outlay was about half of our entitlement of normal free army rations , and a very occasional ' extra ' in the form of a sweet . The bar , too , was badly stocked and indifferently run ...
... half piastres for breakfast . Our return for this outlay was about half of our entitlement of normal free army rations , and a very occasional ' extra ' in the form of a sweet . The bar , too , was badly stocked and indifferently run ...
Page 209
... half a mile behind . My company had been leading , and by the time the rest of the battalion had closed in I had had half an hour's sleep . The company commander re- joined us , and told us that we were going forward to ambush the road ...
... half a mile behind . My company had been leading , and by the time the rest of the battalion had closed in I had had half an hour's sleep . The company commander re- joined us , and told us that we were going forward to ambush the road ...
Contents
A Subscribers Tribute to Maga | 72 |
A COLONEL OF THE FRONTIER FORCE BY LIEUT COLONEL | 72 |
Salute | 134 |
Copyright | |
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