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Page 174
As the small boat we sent out reached the shore we were all subjected to a hail of
cross-fire. One of our volunteers from Cuba was killed on the spot. Shmuel Merlin
was hit in the leg. Avraham Stavsky, the organizer of great contingents of ...
As the small boat we sent out reached the shore we were all subjected to a hail of
cross-fire. One of our volunteers from Cuba was killed on the spot. Shmuel Merlin
was hit in the leg. Avraham Stavsky, the organizer of great contingents of ...
Page 366
Their path was hewn out for them by the "living artillery," the sappers. Between
two walls of fire — the enemy fire and the covering fire — the sappers crawled
and wriggled and dashed along bringing their explosives up to the enemy
positions; ...
Their path was hewn out for them by the "living artillery," the sappers. Between
two walls of fire — the enemy fire and the covering fire — the sappers crawled
and wriggled and dashed along bringing their explosives up to the enemy
positions; ...
Page 367
The links were raked with machine- gun fire. On the Jaffa front there were
practically no "dead zones," areas which could be crossed without risk. And if one
link fell the breach was filled at once by another. Thus the chains went on, back
and ...
The links were raked with machine- gun fire. On the Jaffa front there were
practically no "dead zones," areas which could be crossed without risk. And if one
link fell the breach was filled at once by another. Thus the chains went on, back
and ...
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Contents
THE GATEWAY TO FREEDOM I | 1 |
II LAND OF OUR FATHERS | 12 |
AU REVOIR IN FREEDOM | 23 |
Copyright | |
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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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