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Word: pathless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...NEFA, the Chinese struck first on Oct. 20. Some 20,000 burp-gun-toting infantry stormed over Thag La ridge and swept away a 5,000-man Indian brigade strung out along the Kechilang River. The surprise was complete, and dazed survivors of the Chinese attack struggled over the pathless mountains, where hundreds died of exposure. In Ladakh the Chinese scored an even bigger victory, occupying the entire 14,000 square miles that Peking claims is Chinese territory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Never Again the Same | 11/30/1962 | See Source »

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