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Killing Private Ryan: An Institutional Analysis of Military Decision Making in World War II

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Nye, J.V.C. Killing Private Ryan: An Institutional Analysis of Military Decision Making in World War II. Economics of Governance 8, 281–308 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-006-0023-y

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