Mission
Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
Av Dana Priest
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2004-04-23
- Mått140 x 208 x 28 mm
- Vikt380 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor432
- FörlagWW Norton & Co
- ISBN9780393325508
- UtmärkelserWinner of NYPL Helen Bernstein Award 2004
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