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Chapter 42

           Hesawtheredwingmarkingsnowandhewatchedtheirsteady,statelyroaringadvance.Thiswashowitcouldbe.Thesewereourplanes.Theyhadcome,cratedonships,fromtheBlackSeathroughtheStraitsofMarmora,throughtheDardanelles,throughtheMediterraneanandtohere,unloadedlovinglyatAlicante,assembledably,testedandfoundperfectandnowflowninlovelyhammeringprecision,theV’stightandpureastheycamenowhighandsilverinthemorningsuntoblastthoseridgesacrossthereandblowthemroaringhighsothatwecangothrough.

           Golzknewthatoncetheyhadpassedoverheadandon,thebombswouldfall,lookinglikeporpoisesintheairastheytumbled.Andthentheridgetopswouldspoutandroarinjumpingcloudsanddisappearinonegreatblowingcloud.Thenthetankswouldgrindclankingupthosetwoslopesandafterthemwouldgohistwobrigades.Andifithadbeenasurprisetheycouldgoonanddownandoverandthrough,pausing,cleaningup,dealingwith,muchtodo,muchtobedoneintelligentlywiththetankshelping,withthetankswheelingandreturning,givingcoveringfireandothersbringingtheattackersupthenslippingonandoverandthroughandpushingdownbeyond.Thiswashowitwouldbeiftherewasnotreasonandifalldidwhattheyshould.

           Therewerethetworidges,andtherewerethetanksaheadandtherewerehistwogoodbrigadesreadytoleavethewoodsandherecametheplanesnow.Everythinghehadtodohadbeendoneasitshouldbe

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