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Book Title: Battle of Cape Esperance : Encounter at Guadalcanal
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Item Length: 8.2 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 1992
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 1940s
Item Height: 0.8 in
Author: Charles Cook
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat
Topic: Combat, Military History, Navy, True Military Stories, World War II
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Item Width: 5.5 in
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
