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The Great War : Myth and Memory. Dan Todman

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Author: Dan Todman
Date: 10 Mar 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback::304 pages
ISBN10: 1852855126
ISBN13: 9781852855123
Filename: the-great-war-myth-and-memory.pdf
Dimension: 156x 234x 25.4mm::508.02g
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