'Performing miracles': the importance of Royal Naval Medical Officers in operations 'Overlord' and 'Neptune' during World War II.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service
دوره 96 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010