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Word: tutong (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ahead lay coastal Tutong, 25 miles away, then the Seria-Miri oilfields, a rich prize 25 miles further. But beetle-browed Lieut. General Sir Leslie Morshead, tactical commander, was not deceived by the easy beginning. Ahead lay rivers, mountains, swamps and lurking Japanese. Predicted Morshead: "A tedious and arduous campaign-the real fighting is yet to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Walkover on Borneo | 6/25/1945 | See Source »

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