A. P. Herbert

1890-1971 / Ashtead, Surrey

Bridgeheads For All

('The Russian People are entitled to safe frontiers.'-
The Prime Minister)
But, sir, what line of land is 'safe' to-day
With doodle-bugs and rockets on the way?
And if the Russian frontier must advance,
How about Belgium—not to mention France?
October 8, 1944
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