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FORGOTTEN HEROES: The Heroic Story of the US Merchant Marine
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FORGOTTEN HEROES: The Heroic Story of the US Merchant Marine By Brian Herbert 316 Pgs, 16 pgs of photos, 6.5-in x 9-in, Hardbound. ISBN: 0-765-30706-5 - $24.95. Forge, New York, NY
Though the hour is late when it comes to trumpeting the sacrifices of the men who served in America's wartime Merchant Marine the fact remains that - like survivors of the Nazi holocaust their deeds cannot be allowed to be forgotten. This is the point author Herbert strives to make in this essential rehash o...
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