| |
| | Munsters in Retreat, 1918 |
 | | By noon a gap on the left gave the German troops a further advantage, and they occupied a little ridge which ran in the direction of Chuignolles, from the Canal de la Somme, and from this point they were able to dominate the lower ground where the Munsters were situated. |
 | | The commanding officer, a man of great personality and swift powers of decision, decided at once, even with his very limited numbers, to organise a counter-attack. |
 | | It was very dark where he was, and there was no sky line, but, by the flare of light from the burning canal bridge, he could see, mingled with the moonlight, the outlines of a great many men moving on the river bridge, though the village itself was perfectly quiet. |
| www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/British_Front/Munsters_01.htm (2231 words) |
|