Two Fronts
“It might not have been as bad as the Russian spring rasputitsa, when a winter’s worth of snow melted all at once and turned everything into a quagmire, but it wasn’t fun, either. Instead of warthogs and hippos, Nationalist and Republican soldiers clumped through these mudholes. Neither side’s officers were enthusiastic about ordering attacks in such weather; they would only bog down. The brass relied on machine guns, and on snipers like Vaclav Jezek, to remind their foes the war was still on.
... After night fell, Vaclav crawled back to the line from the shell-pocked horror of no-man’s-land. He was filthy from head to foot. He’d wriggled through puddles and muck he couldn’t see to avoid. When he pissed and moaned about it, Benjamin Halévy said, “Don’t get your bowels in an uproar. You aren’t a whole lot dirtier than anybody else.”
A shout rang out from the rear: “Chow’s coming!”
Halévy added, “And you’re just in time for supper.MoreLess
... After night fell, Vaclav crawled back to the line from the shell-pocked horror of no-man’s-land. He was filthy from head to foot. He’d wriggled through puddles and muck he couldn’t see to avoid. When he pissed and moaned about it, Benjamin Halévy said, “Don’t get your bowels in an uproar. You aren’t a whole lot dirtier than anybody else.”
A shout rang out from the rear: “Chow’s coming!”
Halévy added, “And you’re just in time for supper.MoreLess
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