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HIST 131A: Hitler's Europe in Film

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Motion pictures -- Germany -- History;
Motion pictures in propaganda -- Germany

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For research in History, you'll find that many relevant titles are in the DG call number rangeThis call number range is on Floor 3 of Goldfarb Library.You can browse our collection or other library collections that use the Library of Congress Classification System by going to the DG section of the stacks.

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