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WW II 1st Marine Fighter Ace & 1st Helicopter pilot "PUSHING THE ENVELOPE"

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Location: Livonia, Michigan

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Book Title: Pushing The Envelope

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Item Length: 8.9in.

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Intended Audience: Adults

Modified Item: No

Subject: History

Vintage: No

Publication Year: 2014

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Era: 1940s

Item Height: 0.4in.

Author: Marion Carl, Barrett Tillman

Features: Illustrated

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

Topic: Combat, Marines, Military History, True Military Stories, World War II, Military / Aviation

Subjects: History & Military

Item Width: 6.1in.

Item Weight: 28.9 Oz

Number of Pages: 152 Pages

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