Lieutenant Sonia Vagliano : a memoir of the World War II refugee crisis /

"Hundreds of World War II memoirs have been written, but the stories about the bravery and valor of the women who also served are rarely told. In Lieutenant Sonia Vagliano: A Memoir of the World War II Refugee Crisis, Vagliano provides a gripping and compelling account of how she and her team o...

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Main Author: Vagliano-Eloy, Sonia (Author)
Other Authors: Evans, Martha Noel, 1939- (Editor, Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2022]
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