Voices of World War II
Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
Av Priscilla Roberts, China) Roberts, Priscilla (City University of Macau
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2012-08-22
- Mått216 x 279 x 20 mm
- Vikt1 077 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieVoices of an Era
- Antal sidor280
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9780313386626