Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 259-260W. Blackwood, 1946 - England |
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Page 37
... close- range weapons . The spouts of water subsided , the smoke cleared away , down came the red flags , and the convoy steamed serenely on its way . Then up went the red flag again and the band played once more . Torpedo- bombers at ...
... close- range weapons . The spouts of water subsided , the smoke cleared away , down came the red flags , and the convoy steamed serenely on its way . Then up went the red flag again and the band played once more . Torpedo- bombers at ...
Page 72
... close but indistinct . It is a poor night for the navigators ; the shapes of the sweepers are blurred ; the submarines are almost invisible . We anchor some two miles off Joss House Bay and ten miles south of the entrance to Hong Kong ...
... close but indistinct . It is a poor night for the navigators ; the shapes of the sweepers are blurred ; the submarines are almost invisible . We anchor some two miles off Joss House Bay and ten miles south of the entrance to Hong Kong ...
Page 422
... close to Rattray Head , where the swell surged over the reef like milk in a cauldron , but rounding it we found the seas were less , and so we were able to increase speed . I was glad of this ; for the prospect of arriving off Aberdeen ...
... close to Rattray Head , where the swell surged over the reef like milk in a cauldron , but rounding it we found the seas were less , and so we were able to increase speed . I was glad of this ; for the prospect of arriving off Aberdeen ...
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