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The Bush Blaster Battalion
Army Anti-Aircraft in New Guinea & the Philippines
by Robert›E Roy
ISBN: 0595261868
ISBN-13: 9780595261864
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
Published date: 2003
Size: 5.75 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 467
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