A Forgotten Legacy of the Second World War: GI children in post-war Britain and Germany

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A Forgotten Legacy of the Second World War: GI children in post-war Britain and Germany. / Lee, Sabine.

In: Contemporary European History, Vol. 20, No. 2, 01.05.2011, p. 157-181.

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Lee, S 2011, 'A Forgotten Legacy of the Second World War: GI children in post-war Britain and Germany', Contemporary European History, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 157-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S096077731100004X

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Lee, S. (2011). A Forgotten Legacy of the Second World War: GI children in post-war Britain and Germany. Contemporary European History, 20(2), 157-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S096077731100004X

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Lee S. A Forgotten Legacy of the Second World War: GI children in post-war Britain and Germany. Contemporary European History. 2011 May 1;20(2):157-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S096077731100004X

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Lee, Sabine. / A Forgotten Legacy of the Second World War: GI children in post-war Britain and Germany. In: Contemporary European History. 2011 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 157-181.

Bibtex

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