From the Black Mountain to Waziristan: Being an account of the border countries and the more turbulent of the tribes controlled by the north-west frontier province, and of our military relations with them in the pastWylly, H. C. (Harold Carmichael)
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From the Black Mountain to Waziristan: Being an account of the border countries and the more turbulent of the tribes controlled by the north-west frontier province, and of our military relations with them in the past
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FROM THE BLACK MOUNTAIN TO Waziristan. Being an Account of the Border
Countries and the more turbulent of the Tribes controlled by the
North-west Frontier Province, and of our Military Relations with
them in the Past. By Colonel H. C. WYLLY, C.B. With an Introduction
by Lieut.-Gen. Sir HORACE L. SMITH-DORRIEN, K.C.B. With Maps. 8vo.
LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
2. Anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as
printed.
3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.
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