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Maps by Jeffrey L. Ward, adapted from maps by Martin Gilbert,copyright © Martin Gilbert, originally appearing in the following titlespublished by Routledge, member of the Taylor & Francis Group,London, in 2007 and 2008:
Routledge Atlas of British History,
4th Edition;
Routledge Atlas of the First World War,
3rd Edition;and
Routledge Atlas of Russian History,
4th Edition.1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2First Paperback Edition
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