Lovereading Task Force 58 The US Navy's Fast Carrier Strike Force that Won the War in the Pacific

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Description: Task Force 58 The US Navy's Fast Carrier Strike Force that Won the War in the Pacific. Hardback. By Rod Macdonald.

 

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