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The diaries of Donald Friend : volume 1

by Donald Friend, Anne Gray

This first volume of edited diaries documents the writer's early life, experiences in Nigeria, and military service during the Second World War. It features one hundred drawings reproduced from the original journals.

Accession 4658 ISBN 9780642107381 Publisher National Library of Australia
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