Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 162
... ship . Now a ship is a tricky thing to find your way about even by day , and to embark and accommodate thousands of troops upon an unknown ship in absolute silence , at top speed and in pitch dark , without a glimmer of light , and get ...
... ship . Now a ship is a tricky thing to find your way about even by day , and to embark and accommodate thousands of troops upon an unknown ship in absolute silence , at top speed and in pitch dark , without a glimmer of light , and get ...
Page 164
... ship presented an extra- ordinary sight . The whole top deck was a packed mass of men through which it was almost impossible to force a way . Men in rags , men with a week's beard , men with their clothing stained with the mud of ...
... ship presented an extra- ordinary sight . The whole top deck was a packed mass of men through which it was almost impossible to force a way . Men in rags , men with a week's beard , men with their clothing stained with the mud of ...
Page 166
... ship , and with two gangways down and each man in possession of a slip of paper giving his particulars , name , and unit to hand to the staff ashore , the whole mixture of units , services , and races were cleared to their collecting ...
... ship , and with two gangways down and each man in possession of a slip of paper giving his particulars , name , and unit to hand to the staff ashore , the whole mixture of units , services , and races were cleared to their collecting ...
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