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  • Letters from the Front

    by Dorothy Gilding ...
    “There were dead men everywhere, and a good number of our cavalry. We passed Fritz artillery with dead horses attached to their limbers. I come across a wounded Fritz. He was just a young boy and our tanks had run over him. A crew of five had a gun mounted in a shell-hole and the tank had flattened it into the ground, killing the rest. He had both his legs broken and had a very pitiful look. I ... Read more

    $4.92 CAD

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