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Book Title: Neptune's Inferno : the U. S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 9.6 in
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2012
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 1940s
Item Height: 1.4 in
Author: James D. Hornfischer
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Combat, Military History, Navy, Ships, True Military Stories, World War II, Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / United States, Military
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: 6.4 in
Item Weight: 30.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 544 Pages
