Revolt in the Mountains: Fuzail Maksum and the Occupation of Garm, Spring 1929
@article{Ritter1990RevoltIT, title={Revolt in the Mountains: Fuzail Maksum and the Occupation of Garm, Spring 1929}, author={William S. Ritter}, journal={Journal of Contemporary History}, year={1990}, volume={25}, pages={547 - 580} }
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