Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 261-262W. Blackwood, 1947 - England |
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Page 240
... road from Taungup to Prome , was bad enough . The mountains rise sheer and are densely clad in bamboo ; the road winds round corners and creeps precariously along the tops of narrow razor - backed ridges to descend sharply into a valley ...
... road from Taungup to Prome , was bad enough . The mountains rise sheer and are densely clad in bamboo ; the road winds round corners and creeps precariously along the tops of narrow razor - backed ridges to descend sharply into a valley ...
Page 244
... road took note of this daily miracle of the dawn ; but , judging by their efforts at signposting the object of their labours , it is probable that their minds were on more mundane matters . For the approach to a steep and winding sector ...
... road took note of this daily miracle of the dawn ; but , judging by their efforts at signposting the object of their labours , it is probable that their minds were on more mundane matters . For the approach to a steep and winding sector ...
Page 264
... road like a great covey of partridges and were heading for the safety of the broken country beyond before the enemy had realised what was happening . A heavy rain . storm prevented any attempt to deal with us from the air , but we ...
... road like a great covey of partridges and were heading for the safety of the broken country beyond before the enemy had realised what was happening . A heavy rain . storm prevented any attempt to deal with us from the air , but we ...
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