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Planning permanent air raid precautions: architecture, air war and the changing perceptions of British cities in the late 1930s

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Planning permanent air raid precautions: architecture, air war and the changing perceptions of British cities in the late 1930s. / Page, Adam.
In: Urban History, Vol. 43, No. 1, 01.02.2016, p. 117-134.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Page, A 2016, 'Planning permanent air raid precautions: architecture, air war and the changing perceptions of British cities in the late 1930s', Urban History, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926815000164

APA

Page, A. (2016). Planning permanent air raid precautions: architecture, air war and the changing perceptions of British cities in the late 1930s. Urban History, 43(1), 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926815000164

Vancouver

Page A. Planning permanent air raid precautions: architecture, air war and the changing perceptions of British cities in the late 1930s. Urban History. 2016 Feb 1;43(1):117-134. doi: 10.1017/S0963926815000164

Bibtex

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