8 edition of The first casualty found in the catalog.
Published
2004
by Johns Hopkins University Press in Baltimore, Md
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-552) and index.
| Statement | Phillip Knightley. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PN4784.W37 K58 2004 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiii, 594 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 594 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3292636M |
| ISBN 10 | 0801880300 |
| LC Control Number | 2004010945 |
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