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A SHORT HISTORY OF
THE GREAT WAR

BY 

A.  F.  POLLARD
M.A., Litt.D. 

FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE, OXFORD
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 

WITH NINETEEN MAPS 

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