The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told
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St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2017.
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9781250087577
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Stephen Dando-Collins., & Stephen Dando-Collins|AUTHOR. (2017). The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told . St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen Dando-Collins and Stephen Dando-Collins|AUTHOR. 2017. The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told. St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen Dando-Collins and Stephen Dando-Collins|AUTHOR. The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stephen Dando-Collins, and Stephen Dando-Collins|AUTHOR. The Big Break: The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2017.
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