KRYGSHELDE / WAR HEROES: Dirkie Uys - Kinderheld
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2224-0020,1022-8136
DOI: 10.5787/15-1-492