War or its shadow gives a wry twist to life in most of the countries of Europe. The Belgians look eastward from the mountains-of steel and concrete that guard their frontier; Hólland is relieved to find that the ice of her flooded areas is not strong enough to carry an amphibian tank, which has to swim for it; crack Finnish ski-troopers return to their base after a rail-cutting attack far behind the Russian lines; and a Swedish infantryman goes on scouting patrol in his full equipment of tent, blankets, rations, ammunition and rifle.
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