The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... Tank . An LST is a large ocean - going ship which carries tanks and vehicles across the seas and lands them ready for action " ( p . 2 ) . Veterans have many pet names for LSTs , depending upon the frame of mind . On the way over ...
... Tank . An LST is a large ocean - going ship which carries tanks and vehicles across the seas and lands them ready for action " ( p . 2 ) . Veterans have many pet names for LSTs , depending upon the frame of mind . On the way over ...
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... tanks we station a traffic officer here , " the skipper said . " Look- ing through the window , he controls the tanks with signals - red , amber , green . When he receives word that the ship is firmly beached , he flashes a green light ...
... tanks we station a traffic officer here , " the skipper said . " Look- ing through the window , he controls the tanks with signals - red , amber , green . When he receives word that the ship is firmly beached , he flashes a green light ...
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... tank mines on a major scale have greatly restricted tank action . As a consequence , tanks have taken their place among the powerful elements whose job . it is to help the doughboy or to exploit the success the doughboy has won . Tanks ...
... tank mines on a major scale have greatly restricted tank action . As a consequence , tanks have taken their place among the powerful elements whose job . it is to help the doughboy or to exploit the success the doughboy has won . Tanks ...
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