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History of the U.S. Navy (Volume 1)

by Robert W. Love, Jr.

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This is the exciting story of the American Navy and its important role on our nation's history from the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the New World Order.

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 359.00973 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science Naval forces and warfare Biography; History By Place North America United States
LCC: VA55 .L68 — Naval Science Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation United States
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Military Naval

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Languages: English
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ISBNs: 4

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Published: 1992
Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 359.00973
LCC: VA55 .L68

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