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The Coming of the First World War R. J. W. Evans

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Author: R. J. W. Evans
Date: 15 Dec 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback::200 pages
ISBN10: 0198228414
Publication City/Country: Oxford, United Kingdom
Imprint: Clarendon Press
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Dimension: 138x 216x 13mm::288g

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