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[[File:Bullet.png|thumb|center|A bullet with Frank's name on it yesterday]]}} | [[File:Bullet.png|thumb|center|A bullet with Frank's name on it yesterday]]}} | ||
:In such conditions, a sense of hopelessness overwhelmed many soldiers, leading them to believe that every incoming shell was inscribed with a man’s name. In the soldiers’ imagination, such a fate might be averted by having one’s name already engraved on a talismanic bullet — an especially poignant kind of trench art. | :<Small>In such conditions, a sense of hopelessness overwhelmed many soldiers, leading them to believe that every incoming shell was inscribed with a man’s name. In the soldiers’ imagination, such a fate might be averted by having one’s name already engraved on a talismanic bullet — an especially poignant kind of trench art.</small> | ||
::— ''Trench Art: A Brief History and Guide, 1914-1939'', Nicholas J Saunders. | ::— ''Trench Art: A Brief History and Guide, 1914-1939'', Nicholas J Saunders. | ||