The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... carry tanks and vehicles . " " But what about the LCs ? Most landing craft names begin with those letters , " I asked . " That's easy ! ' L ' of course stands for Landing and ' C ' for Craft . When we speak of a craft or boat in the ...
... carry tanks and vehicles . " " But what about the LCs ? Most landing craft names begin with those letters , " I asked . " That's easy ! ' L ' of course stands for Landing and ' C ' for Craft . When we speak of a craft or boat in the ...
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... carry through life . The treacherous new German box mine is made to blow off a man's foot . The infantry soldier is much more likely to carry the scars of combat with him to his grave than are the soldiers of any other arm or service ...
... carry through life . The treacherous new German box mine is made to blow off a man's foot . The infantry soldier is much more likely to carry the scars of combat with him to his grave than are the soldiers of any other arm or service ...
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... carried over the last lap in a light , two- wheeled , pneumatic - tired cart , but usually it is a man - carry job . In the mountains of Italy this man - carry phase was by far the most difficult part of the task . It was sometimes ...
... carried over the last lap in a light , two- wheeled , pneumatic - tired cart , but usually it is a man - carry job . In the mountains of Italy this man - carry phase was by far the most difficult part of the task . It was sometimes ...
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