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Decolonising imperial heroes: Britain and France. / Jones, Max; Sèbe, Berny; Strachan, John et al.
In: Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Vol. 42, No. 5, 2014, p. 787-825.

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Jones, M, Sèbe, B, Strachan, J, Taithe, B & Yeandle, P 2014, 'Decolonising imperial heroes: Britain and France', Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 787-825. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2014.959715

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Jones, M., Sèbe, B., Strachan, J., Taithe, B., & Yeandle, P. (2014). Decolonising imperial heroes: Britain and France. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 42(5), 787-825. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2014.959715

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Jones M, Sèbe B, Strachan J, Taithe B, Yeandle P. Decolonising imperial heroes: Britain and France. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 2014;42(5):787-825. Epub 2014 Oct 27. doi: 10.1080/03086534.2014.959715

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Jones, Max ; Sèbe, Berny ; Strachan, John et al. / Decolonising imperial heroes : Britain and France. In: Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 2014 ; Vol. 42, No. 5. pp. 787-825.

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