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Percival Phillips

A war correspondent.

minor

Also known as Phillips

First appearance: i

Percival Phillips shows up with force in Part I: Observers and Commanders. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a fellow war correspondent who turned 'pink-and-white under the hideous strain of nervous control.'
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In Part I: Observers and Commanders: Mentioned as a fellow war correspondent who turned 'pink-and-white under the hideous strain of nervous control.' Later, in VII: Described as turning pink-and-white under strain,…

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  • Other

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  • War correspondents
  • Miscellaneous characters, units, and references
  • Protagonist
  • Key military and civilian figures

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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