America's Military Adversaries: From Colonial Times to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 1576076032
- ISBN-13
- 9781576076033
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 621
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-01-01
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- John C. Fredriksen
Description
From Filipino guerilla leader Emilio Aguinaldo to British naval officer James Lucas Yeo, 223 entries offer biographical information on people who have taken up arms against the United States government.
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- 2001-12-05
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