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A Very Short War : The Mayaguez and the Battle of Koh Tang
by Guilmartin, John F Jr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0890966656
- ISBN 13
- 9780890966655
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About This Item
College Station, TX, USA: Texas A & M University Press, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 238pp. Grey cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some minor shelf wear. 8vo. A unique and compelling account of the Mayaguez - Koh Tang crisis which sheds new light on the politics, the tactics, the orders, the high-level decision makers, and the fighting men entangled in the crucial military action that nearly ended in disaster for the U.S. forces.
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- Title
- A Very Short War : The Mayaguez and the Battle of Koh Tang
- Author
- Guilmartin, John F Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0890966656
- ISBN 13
- 9780890966655
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Place of Publication
- College Station, TX, USA
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Cambodia history, US foreign relations, Vietnam
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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