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Macarthur Strikes Back

Decision at Buna, New Guinea 1942-1943

by Harry A. Gailey

ISBN: 0891417028
ISBN-13: 9780891417026
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 2000
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 267

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