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Crimson nightmares: tales of invasion and fears of revolution in early twentieth-century Britain

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Crimson nightmares: tales of invasion and fears of revolution in early twentieth-century Britain. / Hughes, Michael; Wood, Harry.
In: Contemporary British History, Vol. 28, No. 3, 01.07.2014, p. 294-317.

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Hughes, M & Wood, H 2014, 'Crimson nightmares: tales of invasion and fears of revolution in early twentieth-century Britain', Contemporary British History, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 294-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/13619462.2014.941817

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Hughes, M., & Wood, H. (2014). Crimson nightmares: tales of invasion and fears of revolution in early twentieth-century Britain. Contemporary British History, 28(3), 294-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/13619462.2014.941817

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Hughes M, Wood H. Crimson nightmares: tales of invasion and fears of revolution in early twentieth-century Britain. Contemporary British History. 2014 Jul 1;28(3):294-317. doi: 10.1080/13619462.2014.941817

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Hughes, Michael ; Wood, Harry. / Crimson nightmares : tales of invasion and fears of revolution in early twentieth-century Britain. In: Contemporary British History. 2014 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 294-317.

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