Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 286W. Blackwood, 1959 - England |
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Page 208
I moved on from unit to unit , a harbinger of woe , and thought of a tale told me by a sapper friend in Movements ' who in May 1940 had been sent home to persuade an incredulous War Office that it was necessary to evacuate the B.E.F. ...
I moved on from unit to unit , a harbinger of woe , and thought of a tale told me by a sapper friend in Movements ' who in May 1940 had been sent home to persuade an incredulous War Office that it was necessary to evacuate the B.E.F. ...
Page 493
The dour Scot , now quite cheerful , told me his name was Jock McKay , that he came ' frae Inverrrness , ' and didn't go a bundle on bein ' stuck in this God - forsaken country . ' I asked him about the unit , and tried to picture him ...
The dour Scot , now quite cheerful , told me his name was Jock McKay , that he came ' frae Inverrrness , ' and didn't go a bundle on bein ' stuck in this God - forsaken country . ' I asked him about the unit , and tried to picture him ...
Page 519
He then told the men to line up and come to him in turn with a cup of tea . Slowly they filed past him , and into each cup he put a spoonful of his powder , and stirred it up well before the tea was drunk . I noticed that , from under ...
He then told the men to line up and come to him in turn with a cup of tea . Slowly they filed past him , and into each cup he put a spoonful of his powder , and stirred it up well before the tea was drunk . I noticed that , from under ...
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