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Page 115
... sides prepared for the killing to come . It was a beautiful morning , sunny and cold . The Stars and Stripes flapped ... side sought to keep its position a secret but simply because there was not any firewood in that bleak countryside ...
... sides prepared for the killing to come . It was a beautiful morning , sunny and cold . The Stars and Stripes flapped ... side sought to keep its position a secret but simply because there was not any firewood in that bleak countryside ...
Page 136
... side of the hill , which was much less steep than the north side , and almost halfway up the neigh- boring hill , Cerro Gordo . There they were pinned down by heavy fire and had to take cover , from which they did not dare to break ...
... side of the hill , which was much less steep than the north side , and almost halfway up the neigh- boring hill , Cerro Gordo . There they were pinned down by heavy fire and had to take cover , from which they did not dare to break ...
Page 157
... side , the San Cosme gate and the Belen gate . The ridge was 600 to 700 yards long , running almost directly east and west . The north and east sides were precipitous , the south side was steep , and the west side , the farthest from ...
... side , the San Cosme gate and the Belen gate . The ridge was 600 to 700 yards long , running almost directly east and west . The north and east sides were precipitous , the south side was steep , and the west side , the farthest from ...
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PALM SUNDAY IN THE MORNING | 9 |
FULMINATIONS OF A DICTATOR | 15 |
THERMOPYLAE HAD ITS MESSENGER | 22 |
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