Scapa 1919
The Archaeology of a Scuttled Fleet
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2019-05-30
- Mått196 x 276 x 26 mm
- Vikt1 220 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor336
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN9781472828903
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