Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 255W. Blackwood, 1944 - England |
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Page 144
... yards from us , but the ground was muddy and we had no casualties . A lot of dark figures were moving furtively from tree to tree about two hundred yards from us , like leopards stalking their prey . Rifles were held in the aim and ...
... yards from us , but the ground was muddy and we had no casualties . A lot of dark figures were moving furtively from tree to tree about two hundred yards from us , like leopards stalking their prey . Rifles were held in the aim and ...
Page 350
... yard - arms touched the sea - and still over . " Lower away the tops'l ! Let everything rip ! " It was too late . The masts were lying over at such a fearful angle that the parrals of the heavy yards would not come down them . Captain ...
... yard - arms touched the sea - and still over . " Lower away the tops'l ! Let everything rip ! " It was too late . The masts were lying over at such a fearful angle that the parrals of the heavy yards would not come down them . Captain ...
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... yards apart , facing a belt of scrub twenty yards wide , with a number of tall trees in it . I was near the middle of the line , and thought we must be starting off with a partridge drive over the belt , as in England it would certainly ...
... yards apart , facing a belt of scrub twenty yards wide , with a number of tall trees in it . I was near the middle of the line , and thought we must be starting off with a partridge drive over the belt , as in England it would certainly ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 69 |
NATUK EXPERIENCES IN THE LIFE OF DR H G ESMONDE | 105 |
A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE KHYBER PASS BY MAUD DIVER | 157 |
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