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Book Title: Lawrence of Arabia: the Life and Legacy of T. E. Lawrence
Item Length: 11in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 8.5in.
Author: Charles RIVER Charles RIVER Editors
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Large Type
Topic: Military / WORLD War I
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 94 Pages