Breaking Ranks
by David Salter ; Peter T. Cabban
ISBN: 1740513150
ISBN-13: 9781740513159
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Publisher: Random House Australia
Published date: 2005
Pages: 384
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Breaking Ranks
Cabban, Peter
Random House (Au), 2005-01-01. Paperback. Like New. BookCloseouts scratch & dent version. New book that may have some cosmetic damage (i.e. shelf-wear, torn or missing dust jacket, dented corner...). Otherwise excellent specimen - guaranteed! ( more information) Offered by BookCloseouts.com (Canada)
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Breaking Ranks
Cabban, Peter
Random House (Au), 2005-01-01. Paperback. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ( more information) Offered by BookCloseouts.com (Canada)
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Breaking Ranks
Cabban, Peter and Salter, David
Sydney: Random House Australia. 2005. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Very Good + condition. 384 pages The true story behind the HMAS Voyager scandal - forty years on from the incident. Peter Cabban had a tour of duty on the Voyager in the year preceding the accident and was a key player in the second Voyager Royal Commission. . Trade Paperback. ( more information) Offered by Adelaide Booksellers (Australia)
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Breaking Ranks - the True Story Behind the HMAS Voyager Scandal
Cabban, Peter & Salter, David
Milsons Point NSW Australia: Random House, 2005 384 pages index b/w photos story of the collision between hmas sydney and hmas voyager . First Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Hylands Bookshop (Australia)
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Breaking Ranks. The True Story Behind the HMAS Voyager Scandal
Cabban, Peter; and Salter, David
Sydney: Random House, 2005 xii,384pp. Many b/w photos. Index. Pictorial laminated wrappers.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. New. ( more information) Offered by Tapsell's Books (Australia)
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CABBAN, PETER AND SALTER, D
Local RH. PAPERBACK. 1740513150 All orders shipped via standard mail . New. ( more information) Offered by Speedy Books (United States)
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