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Page 441
... hills at its southeastern flank , was a bloody arena for bitter tank battles . The ravine is less than a mile long and only about one - third as wide ; so tank crews had to slug it out at point - blank range . Many Many wrecks , both ...
... hills at its southeastern flank , was a bloody arena for bitter tank battles . The ravine is less than a mile long and only about one - third as wide ; so tank crews had to slug it out at point - blank range . Many Many wrecks , both ...
Page 471
... hills . It was an eruption - the eruption of heavy demolitions , banging mortars , tat - tatting ma- chine guns , and the fire from flame throwers and phosphorus bombs . A battle still raged in the hills only 500 yards from where the ...
... hills . It was an eruption - the eruption of heavy demolitions , banging mortars , tat - tatting ma- chine guns , and the fire from flame throwers and phosphorus bombs . A battle still raged in the hills only 500 yards from where the ...
Page 541
... hills . Spacious Cherry County is called " the home of a million cattle . " In a little cow town , Hyannis , cowboys wearing ten - gallon hats tee- ter along the streets on high - heeled riding boots . Near here the Chris Abbott ranch ...
... hills . Spacious Cherry County is called " the home of a million cattle . " In a little cow town , Hyannis , cowboys wearing ten - gallon hats tee- ter along the streets on high - heeled riding boots . Near here the Chris Abbott ranch ...
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rated Europe Live Again By Lt Col Frederick Simpich Jr 747 | xix |
BornholmDenmark in a Nutshell By Mason Sutherland 239 | xxxviii |
Gilbert Islands in the Wake of Battle By W Robert Moore 129 | xliv |
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