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Book Title: Flying Camelot
Book Series: Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History Ser.
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Length: 9.1 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2021
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 1.1 in
Author: Michael W. Hankins
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, Transportation, Technology & Engineering
Topic: Aircraft, Air Force, Airplanes, Combat, War, Warfare, Military Science, Aviation / History, Military / Aviation, Security (National & International)
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Item Width: 6.2 in
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
