Dilemmas of the Desert War: A New Look at the Libyan Campaign, 1940-1942 |
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| Title | Dilemmas of the Desert War: A New Look at the Libyan Campaign, 1940-1942 |
| Author | Michael Carver |
| Publisher | Batsford, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 11, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713453060, 9780713453065 |
| Length | 160 pages |
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