Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale Harrison
Author:Charles Yale Harrison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 2012-01-04T00:00:00+00:00
BÃTHUNE
Béthune.
A dirty, squat, coal-smudged city.
The black north of France. In the days of peace black with the soot of coal, now blackened with the smoke of war.
On the outskirts of the town is a huge slag heap. The adjacent coal mine is idleâbut intact. The city is within range of heavy artillery fire. The countryside around the city is pockmarked with shells. But the mine stands intact. It is a miracle.
Béthune. A few miles behind the Canadian front! A haven of rest for the Canadiansâtired and trench-weary.
Béthune with its narrow, grimy streets. Its undersized mining population which walks down the streets with that peculiar stunted walk of human moles. Wine shops, stores, egg and chip joints!
No shells scream into the town.
Airplanes fly harmlessly over it.
The mine building with its shower-baths!
The tolerated brothel!
Yes, Béthune is a havenâa soldiersâ haven.
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