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Book Title: Dreyfus Trials
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Guy Chapman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Europe / France, General
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: History
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Number of Pages: 362 Pages