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...British regiment, must render ineffectual the subtle schemes of an Indian potentate, who is willing to guard his privacy with medieval tortures. Loyalty to the traditions of the regiment and its effect on human emotion are represented in the commanding colonel. Under his command are his son, whom duty commands he disregard; a replacement from the Blues whose Oxford training has lent a veneer to his emotions; and the lieutenant who rebels against the substitution of duty for human affections. The actions of these four individuals make up the story...
...secrecy produced a composite rumor which fitted together fairly well. The rumor: Germany's Reichswehr has been demanding a show-down on the death of onetime Chancellor General Kurt von Schleicher, shot with his wife by Nazis during the Blood Purge (TIME, July 9). The General's regiment has demanded that either something be proved against von Schleicher, so that his name can be stricken in dishonor from the regimental rolls, or that the General's innocence be acknowledged, his assassins punished. In the State Opera these demands of military honor were satisfied, so the rumor...
...white man's burden, this time to impose the Pax Britannica upon the Saar. As one London evening paper observed with jocular gusto, "The only essential is that the troops shall be the best and smartest we have and that they shall be accompanied by their bands. A kilted regiment would be most impressive and a segment of pipers would be certain to distract the Saarlander from the asperities of current politics...
...before its inhabitants?miniature King-Kongs with pitchfork teeth?have time to destroy him, the villagers of Toyland discover the real culprit. This leads first to a heroic rescue of Tom-Tom by Ollie and Stannie and finally to a war in which the bogeys are decimated by a regiment of wooden soldiers...
...home even if he had wanted to, for his native town was soon inside the German lines. But Tarabas thrived on war, got medals, promotion, respect and fear. Out of a job when the Revolution broke up the Russian Army, Tarabas went home with the faithful fragment of his regiment, only to find that his native land was no longer a part of Russia but an independent country. As commander of the garrison town of Koropta, Tarabas was not so happy or so successful as he had been in the field. When a pogrom occurred, Tarabas was too drunk...