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Book Title: Naval War Of 1914 : Two Actions at Sea During the Early Phase of the First World War-the Action off Heligoland August 1914 by L. Cecil Jane and Coron
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: A. Neville Hilditch, L. CECIL Jane
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / WORLD War I, Military / Naval, Military / Wars & Conflicts (OTHER)
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: History
Item Weight: 5.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 116 Pages
