The Illustrated History of Ships
- ISBN-10
- 0517287951
- ISBN-13
- 9780517287958
- Category
- Naval art and science
- Pages
- 479
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Author
- Edward Lewis Cornwell
Description
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