Object details

Category
Books
Related period
First World War (content), Second World War (content)
Creator
WHITEHOUSE, ARCH (ARCHIBALD GEORGE JOSEPH) (Author)
Doubleday (Publisher)
Production date
1960
Place made
Garden City, New York
Dimensions

whole: Dimensions: 22cm., Pagination: 383p., 16p. of plates ill., maps

Catalogue number
LBY 42473

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