Identifier: pictorialhistory00dodd (find matches)
Title: Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Dodd, George, 1808-1881
Subjects: Crimean War, 1853-1856
Publisher: Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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