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| Title | Manual of Military Law: War Office, 1907 Making of modern law |
| Author | Great Britain. War Office |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | H.M. Stationery Office, 1907 |
| ISBN | 0117714895, 9780117714892 |
| Length | 802 pages |
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