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Page 135
... wanted it . One thing is clear : had we aimed at power , we would have fought for it . We aimed however , solely at the liquidation of foreign rule ; we fought for it and achieved it . Had it been otherwise , two hostile camps would ...
... wanted it . One thing is clear : had we aimed at power , we would have fought for it . We aimed however , solely at the liquidation of foreign rule ; we fought for it and achieved it . Had it been otherwise , two hostile camps would ...
Page 144
... wanted to break the spirits and bodies of the prisoners , among whom were some of our best officers and men . They wanted to hurt their families - numbering some thousands of people . They wanted to strike fear into the hearts of Jewish ...
... wanted to break the spirits and bodies of the prisoners , among whom were some of our best officers and men . They wanted to hurt their families - numbering some thousands of people . They wanted to strike fear into the hearts of Jewish ...
Page 368
... wanted more ; they wanted Manshieh back under their control . We clung for two days to our new line and repulsed wave after wave of enemy counter - attacks . Our line never broke . While the counter - attack was still in progress , our ...
... wanted more ; they wanted Manshieh back under their control . We clung for two days to our new line and repulsed wave after wave of enemy counter - attacks . Our line never broke . While the counter - attack was still in progress , our ...
Contents
LAND OF OUR FATHERS | 12 |
AU REVOIR IN FREEDOM | 23 |
IV WE FIGHT THEREFORE WE ARE | 26 |
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