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WW II Red Army Russian Infantry Soldier "800 DAYS ON THE EASTERN FRONT"

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Book Title: 800 Days On the Eastern Front

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Intended Audience: Adults

Modified Item: No

Subject: History

Vintage: No

Publication Year: 2007

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Era: 1940s

Author: Nikolai Litvin

Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat

Topic: Army, Combat, Foreign Militaries, Memoir, Military History, True Military Stories, War, Warfare, World War II

Subjects: History & Military

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