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Book Title: High Forties Low Fifties : Humor, Human Interest and Heroics before and During the Korean War
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 1.1in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Ralph Aniol
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / Veterans, United States / 20th Century, Military / Korean War, Beginner Life & Beginner Affairs, Military
Publisher: Authorhouse
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Education, History
Item Weight: 28.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 444 Pages
