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WW II USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"

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Price: 24 USD

Location: Livonia, Michigan

End Time: 2024-09-09T15:41:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.4 USD

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WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"WW II   USS Yorktown & USS Ticonderoga US Navy Officer  "THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN"

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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)

Book Title: Indestructible Man

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Item Length: 9.4 in

Intended Audience: Adults

Modified Item: No

Subject: History

Vintage: No

Publication Year: 2021

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Era: 1940s

Item Height: 0.7 in

Author: David Rocco, Don Keith

Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Genre: Aviation, Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat

Topic: Combat, Memoir, Military History, Navy, Ships, True Military Stories, World War I, World War II, Military / World War II, World

Subjects: History & Military

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Item Width: 6.4 in

Number of Pages: 240 Pages

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