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9780785823292
This action-packed and fact-filled series offers the reader the rare opportunity to compare, in each single volume, two well-known, related units that fought side-by-side or head-on against each other on land during World War II and Vietnam for, in the case of Bismarck and Coral Sea, two great naval battles). Each volume relates the origins and history of the units concerned, their organization and order of battle, their combat record, their weapons, equipment, and insignia, and the major commanders and other personalities. Contains about 250 illustrations including maps and photographs.Konstam, Angus is the author of 'Two Great Naval Battles of WWII (Elite Attack Forces)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780785823292 and ISBN 0785823298.
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