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Question
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Throughout the last week of June 1999, 18 Grenadiers ____________.
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Solution
Throughout the last week of June 1999, 18 Grenadiers probed to establish the extent of the enemy’s defences.
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