Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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9780544263727
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John Garth., & John Garth|AUTHOR. (2013). Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Garth and John Garth|AUTHOR. 2013. Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Garth and John Garth|AUTHOR. Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)John Garth, and John Garth|AUTHOR. Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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