Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945
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Ronald C. Rosbottom., & Ronald C. Rosbottom|AUTHOR. (2019). Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945 . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ronald C. Rosbottom and Ronald C. Rosbottom|AUTHOR. 2019. Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ronald C. Rosbottom and Ronald C. Rosbottom|AUTHOR. Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945 HarperCollins, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ronald C. Rosbottom, and Ronald C. Rosbottom|AUTHOR. Sudden Courage: Youth in France Confront the Germans, 1940-1945 HarperCollins, 2019.
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