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Page 94
... boys had to blast a fortified wall under machine - gun crossfire ; then cut their way through three barbed wire defences - all under enemy fire ; place their explosives in position and set them off- and then withdraw from the area ...
... boys had to blast a fortified wall under machine - gun crossfire ; then cut their way through three barbed wire defences - all under enemy fire ; place their explosives in position and set them off- and then withdraw from the area ...
Page 168
... boys ought to come into the Army at least fully - armed and equipped ? You yourself demanded that in view of the gravity of the situation all arms and equipment in the possession of the Irgun should be issued to the Irgun boys who were ...
... boys ought to come into the Army at least fully - armed and equipped ? You yourself demanded that in view of the gravity of the situation all arms and equipment in the possession of the Irgun should be issued to the Irgun boys who were ...
Page 240
... boys had remained chatting with the guards . But as soon as they heard the shooting from the middle of the camp , they ordered the guards to put their hands up and to get into the guardroom . They then took up stations in the place of ...
... boys had remained chatting with the guards . But as soon as they heard the shooting from the middle of the camp , they ordered the guards to put their hands up and to get into the guardroom . They then took up stations in the place of ...
Contents
THE GATEWAY TO FREEDOM | 1 |
LAND OF OUR FATHERS | 12 |
AU REVOIR IN FREEDOM | 23 |
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