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- ↑ Bennett, Huw; Romijn, Peter (2022). Luttikhuis, Bart; Brocades Zaalberg, Thijs (eds.). Empire's Violent End: Comparing Dutch, British, and French Wars of Decolonization, 1945–1962. Cornell University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1501764141.
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