This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...the fact is that so far as "M" Co. men were concerned they had the old Bolo bob-cat scared whenever they pinched his tail. No doubt at all that "Mw Co. was known and respected by the Bolo. ROULEAU, LINTS, FEDDER AND BROWN Most of you one time or another got a chance to ride with the samaryat and his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...the fact is that so far as "M" Co. men were concerned they had the old Bolo bob-cat scared whenever they pinched his tail. No doubt at all that "Mw Co. was known and respected by the Bolo. ROULEAU, LINTS, FEDDER AND BROWN Most of you one time or another got a chance to ride with the samaryat and his reindeer. Here is Rouleau and the other Hq. orderlies starting off for a ride, at Pinega. Those of you in 1st platoon who were with the artillery day the enemy moved on Chertkva and threatened Pelegorskaya, can recall seeing the tandem sleds of reindeer that came flashing into the lines. Sgt. Kantrowitz will never forget that ride. He sat on the rear sled. We came from Pinega to Pelegor in an hour. The sergeant's sled was in the air two thirds of the time. The wise old buck reindeer who was hitched to the rear of his sled, would brace and pull back to keep the sergeant's sled from snapping the whip at the innumerable turns. And that would lift the light sled clear of the ground. And when the old buck was not steering, the bumps in the road were bouncing the sergeant's sled several feet into the air. Remember how the reindeer travelled with his long tongue dangling out as if in distress? How he panted? How he thrust his muzzle into the snow? Remember the single rein fastened to the leader's horn? And the that the driver used either to prod or to direct by striking the leader's head. pole them. Probably about next month at this time some one will come around and say we will be pulling out of here in a day or so, but then, the days will be six months long. In one issue of your very popular paper we noticed a cartoon, "Pity the Boys in Siberia," but what about us, Ed? Now, up here in this tough town there are 269,8.31...
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Add this copy of M Company 339th Infantry in North Russia... to cart. $44.36, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Nabu Press.
