American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam
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Tantor Media, Inc., 2010.
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19h 30m 0s
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English
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9781400199501

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Peter S. Kindsvatter., Peter S. Kindsvatter|AUTHOR., & Joshua Swanson|READER. (2010). American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam . Tantor Media, Inc..

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Peter S. Kindsvatter, Peter S. Kindsvatter|AUTHOR and Joshua Swanson|READER. 2010. American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam. Tantor Media, Inc.

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Peter S. Kindsvatter, Peter S. Kindsvatter|AUTHOR and Joshua Swanson|READER. American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.

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Peter S. Kindsvatter, Peter S. Kindsvatter|AUTHOR, and Joshua Swanson|READER. American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam Tantor Media, Inc., 2010.

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