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VERSAILLES - REFERENCE WORKS
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MEMOIRS AND CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS
Aldrovandi Marescotti, Luigi. Guerra diplomatica: ricordi e frammenti di diario (1914-1919). Milan: Mondadori, 1937.