The First World War: The Eastern Front 1914-1918
โ Scribed by Geoffrey Jukes
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 96
- Series
- Essential Histories
- Edition
- Hardback Ed
- Category
- Library
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