Defence forces of Shanghai, 1937 : including a comprehensive pictorial account of the Sino-Japanese hostilities in and around the city

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Category: Books
Related period: Second World War (content), Interwar (content), Second World War (content)
Creator: SHANGHAI TIMES (Author)
DEFENCE FORCES OF SHANGHAI, 1937 (Author)
Shanghai Times (Publisher)
Production date: 1937
Place made: Shanghai
Dimensions: whole: Dimensions: 34cm., Pagination: 72p.: chiefly ill., ports.
Catalogue number: LBY K. 90 / 1006

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