Fighting To Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
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Chicago Review Press, 2012.
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Alexander Nicholson., & Alexander Nicholson|AUTHOR. (2012). Fighting To Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" . Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alexander Nicholson and Alexander Nicholson|AUTHOR. 2012. Fighting To Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alexander Nicholson and Alexander Nicholson|AUTHOR. Fighting To Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Chicago Review Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alexander Nicholson, and Alexander Nicholson|AUTHOR. Fighting To Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Chicago Review Press, 2012.
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