The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood-and America-Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Greg Mitchell., & Greg Mitchell|AUTHOR. (2020). The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood-and America-Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb . The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greg Mitchell and Greg Mitchell|AUTHOR. 2020. The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood-and America-Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greg Mitchell and Greg Mitchell|AUTHOR. The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood-and America-Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb The New Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Greg Mitchell, and Greg Mitchell|AUTHOR. The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood-and America-Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb The New Press, 2020.
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