Chapter 27

“Many of these had been connected by passageways so that there was a regular little underground city, and the majority of the garrison never left the protection of the dugouts. But even under these conditions our casualties were heavy. Lookouts had to be maintained above ground, and once in a while a direct hit by one of the huge railway guns would even destroy some of the dugouts. “A little over two weeks ago--I can’t be sure, because I have lost track of the exact number of days--the usual shelling was increased …