Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country
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Andrew J. Bacevich., Andrew J. Bacevich|AUTHOR., & Sean Runnette|READER. (2013). Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country . Macmillan Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrew J. Bacevich, Andrew J. Bacevich|AUTHOR and Sean Runnette|READER. 2013. Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country. Macmillan Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Andrew J. Bacevich, Andrew J. Bacevich|AUTHOR and Sean Runnette|READER. Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Macmillan Audio, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Andrew J. Bacevich, Andrew J. Bacevich|AUTHOR, and Sean Runnette|READER. Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country Macmillan Audio, 2013.
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Full title | breach of trust how americans failed their soldiers and their country |
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