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[Mar. 4th, 2010|02:35 am] |
"Sir?" The voice at the other end of the phone was doubtful "If the Japs can penetrate, let themThe companies on the flanks of any gap in the line are to hold their positionsI'll court-martial any officer who pulls back his unit for tactical reasonsAnything that gets through us will be handled by the reserve Dalleson was bewilderedThe one decision he had made was that, with a newly established line and a few powerful Japanese thrusts on tap for the night, the safest thing would be to pull back the troops a mile or two, and attempt to delay the attack until morningHe felt a deep gratitude now that the General had not asked his opinionHe had assumed immediately that the |
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