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...into some abandoned enemy trenches and had a good view of his positions, but we had one platoon badly chopped up. I was hitting them with 57-and 75-mm. guns, 81-mm. mortars, and 155s from the rear. But we just couldn't get 'em all, and we withdrew under heavy mortar fire. We had to leave some of our wounded. A patrol got them out later, but they were all dead...
...command post, a lieutenant barked shrilly into a telephone: "Yes, goddamit, I said motorboat mechanics! The colonel wants some motorboat mechanics and he wants 'em quickly. Scratch around and see if you can find anyone who knows anything about motorboats, and send 'em the hell up here...
...wanna tell about a club," the old vet said, "ya gotta look at 'em down the middle...
...store, I can generally count on seeing Ike on his way in." Currently expanding into suburban areas, the Katz brothers have a slogan ready for their new stores: "Buyways off Highways." But Ike, now 72, will never drop his favorite motto for retailing success: "Give 'em a free ride...
Sink 'Em All, by Charles A. Lockwood; Battle Submerged, by Harley Cope and Walter Karig. The coming of age of the U.S. submarine service; dramatic stories of the subs in World War II (TIME, March...