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The Sino-japanese War

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Makeshift. By Sarah Campion. (Peter Davies. 8s. 6d.) Untimely Ulysses. By Vincent Brun. (Cape. 8s.) Embezzled Heaven. By Franz Werfel. (Hamish Hamilton. 88.6(1.) The Last Man.......

A Year Of Crisis

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