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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: very stern stuff, physical endurance succumbs. Some rash act--
apparently very trivial--may be committed; it suffices for the
vigilant sentinel overhead. He detects the slender sign of life,
forms his own conclusions, and returns to his headquarters with
the intelligence that the enemy is playing "Brer Rabbit."
It has also become increasingly difficult for the airman to
gather absolutely trustworthy data concerning the disposition and
movement of troops. Small columns are now strung out along the
highways to convey the impression that the moving troops are in
far greater force than is actually the case, while the main body
is under the cover offered by a friendly wood and is safe from
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