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Book Title: Australian Heroines of WORLD War I : Gallipoli, Lemnos and the Western Front
Item Length: 9.2in.
Item Height: 0.9in.
Item Width: 6.1in.
Author: Susanna De Vries
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Topic: Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Women, Military / WORLD War I, Medical, AU & New Zealand, Military
Publisher: Pirgos Press
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 27 Oz
Number of Pages: 410 Pages
