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Book Title: Carrying The War To The Enemy: American Operational Art To 1...
Item Length: 9in
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Author: Michael R. Matheny
Publication Name: Carrying the War to the Enemy : American Operational Art to 1945
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2012
Series: Campaigns and Commanders Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 360 Pages