Under the Southern Cross. The South Pacific Air Campaign Against Rabaul, Hardback - Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver

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DescriptionOn October 27 1942, four "Long Lance" torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircra...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Thomas McKelvey CleaverIllustration(s): 16-page black and white plate section.Number of pages: 336Pu...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Thomas McKelvey CleaverIllustration(s): 32-page plate section in b&wNumber of pages: 352Publication ...

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