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Flying buccaneers:

the illustrated story of Kenney's Fifth Air Force
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Doubleday, 1977 - History - 312 pages
Fascinating blend of history and anecdote, combining official accounts with the reminiscences of the veterans themselves.

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TitleFlying buccaneers: the illustrated story of Kenney's Fifth Air Force
Illustrated bySteve Birdsall
Editionillustrated
PublisherDoubleday, 1977
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized10 Mar 2010
ISBN0385032188, 9780385032186
Length312 pages
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History / Military / United States
History / Military / World War II
World War, 1939-1945
  
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