Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London
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Alan Axelrod., Alan Axelrod|AUTHOR., & Tom Perkins|READER. (2015). Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alan Axelrod, Alan Axelrod|AUTHOR and Tom Perkins|READER. 2015. Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alan Axelrod, Alan Axelrod|AUTHOR and Tom Perkins|READER. Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London Tantor Media, Inc, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alan Axelrod, Alan Axelrod|AUTHOR, and Tom Perkins|READER. Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London Tantor Media, Inc., 2015.
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Full title | lost destiny joe kennedy jr and the doomed wwii mission to save london |
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