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Neutrality in the early Cold War: Swiss arms imports and neutrality

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Neutrality in the early Cold War: Swiss arms imports and neutrality. / Wyss, Marco.
In: Cold War History, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2012, p. 25-49.

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Wyss, M 2012, 'Neutrality in the early Cold War: Swiss arms imports and neutrality', Cold War History, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 25-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2010.536534

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Wyss, M. (2012). Neutrality in the early Cold War: Swiss arms imports and neutrality. Cold War History, 12(1), 25-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2010.536534

Vancouver

Wyss M. Neutrality in the early Cold War: Swiss arms imports and neutrality. Cold War History. 2012;12(1):25-49. Epub 2011 Apr 20. doi: 10.1080/14682745.2010.536534

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Wyss, Marco. / Neutrality in the early Cold War : Swiss arms imports and neutrality. In: Cold War History. 2012 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 25-49.

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