“He sees no faces, hears no pitiful cries which will never be answered, only flags, pins on maps.”

—  Douglas Reeman

For My Country's Freedom, Cap 15 "Trick for Trick"
Context: ‘ A general will say, "Order the 87th to advance." And if they are not enough or are hacked down, he will send in another regiment. He sees no faces, hears no pitiful cries which will never be answered, only flags, pins on maps.’

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