The Bloody Road to Death
“The earth beneath us seems to shiver like a dying animal.
There is an atmosphere of pressure. Fear catches at our throats. The only one of us who seems unaffected by it is Porta, who is playing away merrily on his piccolo. But as we get closer to the front line a strange don’t give a damn feeling takes hold of us. This is something everyone feels when they are continually exposed to death in brutal and violent forms. We march in close column of threes, and carry our weapons as we please.
... Tiny rolls along, with the SMG over his shoulder as if it weighed no more than a spade.
‘Keep your distance!’ the shout comes from up front, but we are frightened and uneasy and clump together for fancied protection. From a military viewpoint it is madness to march so closely together. A single 105mm shell could wipe out the entire company.
An endless column of wounded passes us, going in the opposite direction.MoreLess
There is an atmosphere of pressure. Fear catches at our throats. The only one of us who seems unaffected by it is Porta, who is playing away merrily on his piccolo. But as we get closer to the front line a strange don’t give a damn feeling takes hold of us. This is something everyone feels when they are continually exposed to death in brutal and violent forms. We march in close column of threes, and carry our weapons as we please.
... Tiny rolls along, with the SMG over his shoulder as if it weighed no more than a spade.
‘Keep your distance!’ the shout comes from up front, but we are frightened and uneasy and clump together for fancied protection. From a military viewpoint it is madness to march so closely together. A single 105mm shell could wipe out the entire company.
An endless column of wounded passes us, going in the opposite direction.MoreLess
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