As the men disembarked crowds at fist stood silent to give sympathetic greeting, but there was no spirit of dejection among the troops. They were the first to wave cheerfully and were then given a tremendous ovation. All told the same story—the need for more air help.
Transport organization worked perfectly and there was a constant stream of vehicles ready to take them to waiting trains, Few had had scarcely any sleep for weeks, many had been without food for several days, but when they ate and drank they were ready with vivid stories of their ordeal, especially of the tertific, incessant bombardment from ihe air. But more terrible were their descriptions of mass murder of refugees by German aeroplanes.
non-commissioned officer who fought in the last war said: "I never saw anything like the barrage we put up to stop the advance but the Germans advanced right into it. Their losses must have been enormous."
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