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A Moment Of War

by Laurie Lee · 1991

The Autobiographical Trilogy series

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Concludes the autobiographical trilogy begun in Cider with Rosie and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
military historymilitary historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisSpanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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