The Stigmatized Hero? A Review of UK Opinion Polls and Surveys on Perceptions of British Veterans in UK Society
By: Rita Phillips
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i1.150 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 64 - 84
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2019
Accepted on: Nov 25, 2019
Published on: Jan 30, 2020
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