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7 edition of Hunters in the Shallows found in the catalog.

Hunters in the Shallows

A History of the Pt Boat

by Curtis L. Nelson

  • 30 Want to read
  • 31 Currently reading

Published by Potomac Books .
Written in

    Subjects:
  • History of specific subjects,
  • Military vehicles,
  • Naval forces & warfare,
  • Ships & Shipbuilding - History,
  • Military - Korean War,
  • History,
  • History - Military / War,
  • Military,
  • USA,
  • Transportation,
  • Military - Naval

  • The Physical Object
    FormatPaperback
    Number of Pages254
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL8743209M
    ISBN 101574886010
    ISBN 109781574886016
    OCLC/WorldCa51992884

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