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Shadow Flights
America's Secret Air War Against the Soviet Union
by Curtis Peebles
ISBN: 0891417001
ISBN-13: 9780891417002
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 265
Publisher's Notes
Offers behind-the-scenes details of America's Cold War aerial intelligence-gathering efforts over the Soviet Union, from the end of World War II to the U2 debacle.
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Peebles, Curtis
New York: Ballantine Books, 2000. This is an ex-lib book but it has relatively few stamps and marks. Book is not in brodart. Book is clean, straight and relatively tight. The dust jacket has a little wrinkling along top and bottom edges especially near spine.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. ( more information) Offered by The Literary Cat (United States)
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Presidio Press. Used - Good. Ex-library. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 2000. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. Dust jacket: Acceptable. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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Peebles, Curtis
Novato, California, U.S.A.: Presidio Pr, 2000. 322 pages with index, dj worn & torn. ISBN: 0891417001. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - 8 1/2"h. x 4 3/4" w.. COLD WAR SOVIET UNION FOREIGN. ( more information) Offered by Highway Book Shop (Canada)
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USA: Presido, 2000 Hardcover, Condition of Book As New, Jacket Same. A Novel about America's Secret Air war against the Soviet Union. A compelling Story, well researched. Pages 322. Size. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Facts and Fiction Bookshop (Australia)
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Presidio Press. Hardcover. 0891417001 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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