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Book Title: Knight of Germany : Oswald Boelcke-German ACE
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 5.2in.
Author: Johannes Werner
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / WORLD War I, Military / Aviation, Military
Publisher: Naval & Military Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 284 Pages