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Book Title: Katyn Stalins Massacre
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Length: 9 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2010
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1940s
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 1.1 in
Author: Allen Paul
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Combat, Foreign Militaries, Military History, Political Extremism, Political History, True Military Stories, World War II, Cultural Heritage, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / World War II, Europe / Eastern, Military / General, Violence in Society, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 430 Pages
