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- ↑ Wyndham, Susan (23 September 2021). ""Corporal Hitler's Pistol by Tom Keneally review"". The Guardian. The Guardian, 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ↑ ""The 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize"". Historical Novel Society Australasia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.