CAS WR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chatto & Windus, Battle Of Delville Wood, Flare Gun
24 Oct 2017
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Basil creighton, trans. , the storm of steel: from the diary of a. German storm troop officer on the western front. In the evening we sat up a long while drinking coffee that two french women made for us in a neighboring house. It was the strongest drink we could procure. We knew that we were on the verge this time of a battle such as the world had never seen. Soon our excited talk rose to a pitch that would have rejoiced the hearts of any freebooters, or of frederick"s grenadiers. A few days later there were very few of that party still alive. On the 23d of august we were transported in lorries to le mesnil. Our spirits were excellent, though we knew we were going to be put in where the battle of the somme was at its worst. Chaff and laughter went from lorry to lorry. We marched from le mesnil at dusk to sailly-
