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'Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens

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'Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens. / Page, Adam.
in: Contemporary European History, Jahrgang 23, Nr. 4, 11.2014, S. 645-655.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Übersichtsarbeiten › Forschung

Harvard

Page, A 2014, ''Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens', Contemporary European History, Jg. 23, Nr. 4, S. 645-655. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777314000368

APA

Page, A. (2014). 'Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens. Contemporary European History, 23(4), 645-655. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777314000368

Vancouver

Page A. 'Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens. Contemporary European History. 2014 Nov;23(4):645-655. doi: 10.1017/S0960777314000368

Bibtex

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