Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra Fighters
Soviet Service during World War II
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
Av Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, Sergey Komissarov, Yefim Gordon - Dmitriy Komissarov - Serg
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-10-15
- Mått226 x 284 x 28 mm
- Vikt1 498 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor240
- FörlagSchiffer Publishing Ltd
- ISBN9780764356803