Warship 2006: v. 28.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Warship 2006; v.28.

Ed. by John Jordan.

Conway Maritime Press

2006

208 pages

$47.50

Hardcover

V750

Jordan, who has contributed to the publisher's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947-95 and defense magazines, introduces this annual edition of nine feature articles "beyond the mainstream." A sampling of offerings includes the final article of a ...

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