Cold War Crucible: The Korean Conflict And The Postwar World-image

Cold War Crucible: The Korean Conflict And The Postwar World

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Language: English Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 2015 Book Title: Cold War Crucible : the Korean Conflict and the Postwar World Author: Masuda Hajimu Item Weight: 20 oz Topic: Military / Korean War, World / General, Social History, International Relations / General Genre: Political Science, History Item Width: 6.1 in ISBN: 9780674598478 Publisher: Harvard University Press Illustrator: Yes Item Height: 1.3 in Item Length: 9.2 in gtin13: 9780674598478 Number of Pages: 400 Pages

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