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Book Title: Mayday 1971
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 9in
Publisher: HarperCollins
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2020
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1970s
Item Height: 1.5in
Author: Lawrence Roberts
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, War & Combat, Social Science, Political Science
Topic: Combat, Crime, Government, Police Units, Political Extremism, Political History, True Crime, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Military / Vietnam War, Public Policy / Social Policy, Political Process / Political Advocacy, poli
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: 6in
Item Weight: 25 oz
Number of Pages: 448 Pages
