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Book Title: WWI: the Battle of Liege-The First World War Battle
Number of Pages: 100 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Military / World War I
Item Height: 0.2 in
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: History
Item Weight: 5.8 Oz
Author: Daniel Van Basten
Item Length: 8 in
Book Series: WWI Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
