The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an...

by Andrew Biggio

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  • Publisher: Regnery Publishing
  • Year: 2021
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9781684510795
  • Condition: Fine

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