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- ↑ Thompson, Mark (17 March 2009). The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915 - 1919. ISBN 9780786744381.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Brendon, Piers (30 August 2008). "The open veins of Italy". The Guardian .
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{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize". Englishpen.org. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Orwell Prize". The Orwell Prize. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Kirsten Reach (14 January 2014). "NBCC finalists announced". Melville House Publishing . Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "Announcing the National Book Critics Awards Finalists for Publishing Year 2013". National Book Critics Circle. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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