Women at War
- ISBN-10
- 0431103755
- ISBN-13
- 9780431103754
- Series
- Women at War
- Category
- Women and war
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Author
- Brenda Williams
Description
What was it like to live and fight during World War II? This series uses a rich variety of illustrations and historical sources, such as newspaper extracts and other realia to provide a fascinating perspective of World War II.
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- 2018-03-15
- 340 pages
- Ebook
- Naval Institute Press
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