Weight of Command
Voices of Canada's Second World War Generals and Those Who Knew Them
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-08-01
- Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
- Vikt600 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieStudies in Canadian Military History
- Antal sidor312
- FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
- ISBN9780774832991