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Battles and military art in the Caucasian theatre of operations. / Plotnikov, Dmitry.

The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War. Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021. p. 127-140 (The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War).

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Plotnikov, D 2021, Battles and military art in the Caucasian theatre of operations. in The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War. The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War, Taylor and Francis Ltd., pp. 127-140. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429265983-10

APA

Plotnikov, D. (2021). Battles and military art in the Caucasian theatre of operations. In The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War (pp. 127-140). (The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War). Taylor and Francis Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429265983-10

Vancouver

Plotnikov D. Battles and military art in the Caucasian theatre of operations. In The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War. Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2021. p. 127-140. (The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War). doi: 10.4324/9780429265983-10

Author

Plotnikov, Dmitry. / Battles and military art in the Caucasian theatre of operations. The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War. Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021. pp. 127-140 (The Routledge Handbook of the Crimean War).

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