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Page 101
... prisoners too ? Perhaps more so than those kept behind barbed wire ? And what is the alternative ? Shall we make peace with enslavement ? " This mental conflict , which began with the launching of the revolt , ended only on our leaving ...
... prisoners too ? Perhaps more so than those kept behind barbed wire ? And what is the alternative ? Shall we make peace with enslavement ? " This mental conflict , which began with the launching of the revolt , ended only on our leaving ...
Page 254
... prisoners to run for their lives before he lit the fuse . Many a time we took British prisoners , scores of them , but once they had raised their hands in surrender they became a sacred trust and safe against all harm . At the ...
... prisoners to run for their lives before he lit the fuse . Many a time we took British prisoners , scores of them , but once they had raised their hands in surrender they became a sacred trust and safe against all harm . At the ...
Page 277
... prisoners . Behind the walls the prisoners waited , impatiently . They knew the signal should already have been given . Why the delay ? These candidates for freedom were not ordinary escapees . They were to take an active part in making ...
... prisoners . Behind the walls the prisoners waited , impatiently . They knew the signal should already have been given . Why the delay ? These candidates for freedom were not ordinary escapees . They were to take an active part in making ...
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