"And they thought we wouldn't fight." (1918) (14761149234)

Identifier: andtheythoughtwe00gib (find matches)
Title: "And they thought we wouldn't fight."
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Gibbons, Floyd Phillips, 1887-1939
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, Doran
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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