CHAPTER XVII[ToC]
AT ANY COST
OVER THE TOP. MAD, FIGHTING MAD. THE FINAL ASSAULT
At last the thunder of our guns towards the German lines confirmed the hour. Zero hour had arrived; the barrage had begun.
"No. 6 Platoon will advance."
The front line jumped up and walked into the open. Wonderful! Steady as a rock! The line was perfect.
On the left the front line of C Company has also emerged from the wood; the bombers of No. 6 Platoon disappeared along the mystery trench.