Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America's World War II Concentration Camps
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Eric L. Muller., & Eric L. Muller|AUTHOR. (2023). Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America's World War II Concentration Camps . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eric L. Muller and Eric L. Muller|AUTHOR. 2023. Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America's World War II Concentration Camps. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eric L. Muller and Eric L. Muller|AUTHOR. Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America's World War II Concentration Camps The University of North Carolina Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eric L. Muller, and Eric L. Muller|AUTHOR. Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America's World War II Concentration Camps The University of North Carolina Press, 2023.
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Full title | lawyer jailer ally foe complicity and conscience in americas world war ii concentration camps |
Author | muller eric l |
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