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Under the Southern Cross A Petty Officer's Chronicle of the USS Octans
by Oliver, Kenneth G
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0899509991
- ISBN 13
- 9780899509990
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Jefferson & London: McFarland Publishing. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0899509991 . Banana Boat Become World War II Supply Ship for the Southern Pacific Fleet. Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., (1995). First Edition. 8vo. 304pp. Softcover, fine condition. Publisher's order slip tipped in. The USS Octans was one of 35 refrigerated cargo ships used by various importers and shippers that the U.S. Navy took control of; the memory of service as part of the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific here provided by Petty Officer Oliver. ISBN 0899509991; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11517
- Title
- Under the Southern Cross A Petty Officer's Chronicle of the USS Octans
- Author
- Oliver, Kenneth G
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0899509991
- ISBN 13
- 9780899509990
- Publisher
- McFarland Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Jefferson & London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 0899509991, Pacifc, Japan, World War II, Navy, Maritime, Seapower
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
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- Fine
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