Chapter 17 THE HATEFUL RIDGE

Grinding of courage of three powerful races-A ridge that will be famous-Germans on the defensive-Efforts to maintain their morale-Gas shells-Summer heat, dust and fatigue-Prussian hatred of the British-Dead bodies strapped to guns-Guillemont a granulation of bricks and mortar and earth-"We've only to keep at them, sir"-Stalking machine guns-Machine