The National Review, Volume 71W.H. Allen, 1918 - English literature |
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Page 72
... carry on , loading and unloading men and material under fire . They will think of the discomforts of working in the great heat , clad in drill shorts , and wearing shirt sleeves and pith helmets . Nor will they forget the flies . But to ...
... carry on , loading and unloading men and material under fire . They will think of the discomforts of working in the great heat , clad in drill shorts , and wearing shirt sleeves and pith helmets . Nor will they forget the flies . But to ...
Page 73
... carry on nightly routine . " As I began my tour of the line the sky was dark and threatening , and on the first sign of rain , being lightly clad , I sent for my trench coat . Presently torrential rain was falling , and almost before I ...
... carry on nightly routine . " As I began my tour of the line the sky was dark and threatening , and on the first sign of rain , being lightly clad , I sent for my trench coat . Presently torrential rain was falling , and almost before I ...
Page 74
... carrying packs , equipment , boxes , stores , and all manner of debris down towards the sea . The weather having partially cleared the question arose- Would the communication trenches drain the front lines ? One of these was already ...
... carrying packs , equipment , boxes , stores , and all manner of debris down towards the sea . The weather having partially cleared the question arose- Would the communication trenches drain the front lines ? One of these was already ...
Page 83
... carried water in their bodies - a wise provision in that arid place which drenched the pursuing hand . And so back through the valley , where of the birds the quails alone were awake , up to the empty trenches again . 66 Here I passed a ...
... carried water in their bodies - a wise provision in that arid place which drenched the pursuing hand . And so back through the valley , where of the birds the quails alone were awake , up to the empty trenches again . 66 Here I passed a ...
Page 89
... carried out , there is no doubt that the terrible loss from dysentery in Gallipoli , Mesopotamia , and Salonika would have been considerably reduced ; but even now , with the occurrence of this condition a definite fact , the Army is ...
... carried out , there is no doubt that the terrible loss from dysentery in Gallipoli , Mesopotamia , and Salonika would have been considerably reduced ; but even now , with the occurrence of this condition a definite fact , the Army is ...
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