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- ↑ Publisher's biography Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Julian Putkowski BU Study Abroad
- ↑ “Julian Putkowski, historien franc-tireur», ‘’Le Monde’’, 29 July 2014 (French) Accessed 30 Oct 2014
- ↑ H-Soz-Kult (H-Net) and Arbeitskreis Historische Friedensforschung – Stuart Halifax, Review of Gerard Oram: "Military Executions During World War I". Accessed 30 Oct 2014
- ↑ Julian Putkowski and Mark Dunning, Warfare magazine
