How to Pay for the War: State, Society and Taxation in Britain, 1917-24*

English Historical Review

Volumn 111, Issue 443, 1996, Pages 882-919

  Daunton, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85126512941     PISSN: 00138266     EISSN: 14774534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehr/CXI.443.882     Document Type: Article

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