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Issue Details: First known date: 1944... 1944 Battle Stations
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1944 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Battle Stationsi"Yours is this austere land,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 1-2)
The Burning Riveri"There runs a river through this land", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 3-4)
Men Laughingi"I had heard laughter when I was very young.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 5-6)
Prayeri"God,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 7)
The Sentryi"Here, alone with the silence,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 8)
To-Nighti"I saw you pass to-night,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 9)
Harvest Homei"Last night,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 10-11)
Tobruki"Aglow in the faint light like a blown rose", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 12-13)
The Hill of Jesusi"Brown men clamped their bayonets down", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 14)
Actioni"This is your hour.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 15)
Orangesi"Oranges heaped on a china plate -", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 16)
Argumenti"You can't argue with a dead man.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 17-18)
Troopship by Dayi"Fiercely the sun assails the corsair night and flings a torch in his dark-bellied sails.", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 19-21)
Troopship at Nighti"I, beneath the unheeding stars, one with the waves, lost in the sounding valleys of the sea,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 22-24)
Syrian Memoryi"Merdjayoun and Tripoli and Baalbek on the plain,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 25)
The Strawberry Cowi""O God! Those Zeros are coming back,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 26)
Last Thoughti"There was a clean, blue summer's day", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 27)
Light Ack-Acki"A spitting rush of words,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 28-29)
Fugitivei"Lost in black nothing,", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 30-31)
Woundedi"Stir in the drifting dust", John Quinn , single work poetry war literature (p. 32)
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