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Book Title: Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line : Conscientious Objectors During World War II
Number of Pages: 340 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Peace, General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2006
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 20 oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Mark Matthews
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
