Voices of the Afghanistan War
Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
Av Brian L. Steed, Sheri Steed, USA) Steed, Brian L. (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, USA) Steed, Sheri (Independent Scholar, Brian Steed
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2023-06-15
- Mått220 x 290 x 26 mm
- Vikt1 580 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieVoices of an Era
- Antal sidor390
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN9781440874437