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Book Title: Gulf War Air Power Survey: Operations and Effects and Effectiveness (Volume 2 of 6)

Number of Pages: 828 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 1.9 in

Publication Year: 2015

Topic: Military / Persian Gulf War (1991)

Genre: History

Item Weight: 61.2 Oz

Item Length: 10 in

Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force, Office of Office of Air Force History

Item Width: 7 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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