The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home
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Patrick K. O'Donnell., Patrick K. O'Donnell|AUTHOR., & Dan Woren|READER. (2018). The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home . Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patrick K. O'Donnell, Patrick K. O'Donnell|AUTHOR and Dan Woren|READER. 2018. The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Patrick K. O'Donnell, Patrick K. O'Donnell|AUTHOR and Dan Woren|READER. The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home Blackstone Publishing, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Patrick K. O'Donnell, Patrick K. O'Donnell|AUTHOR, and Dan Woren|READER. The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home Blackstone Publishing, 2018.
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Full title | unknowns the untold story of americas unknown soldier and wwis most decorated heroes who brought him home |
Author | odonnell patrick k |
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