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Soldier*

Soldier*

Soldier*

Wallace J. Gordon / Wallace JGordon

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Editorial:
1st Book Library
Año de edición:
2002
Materia
Memorias
ISBN:
9781403331557
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After WWII training on every weapon in the infantry, the author was shipped oversees, handed a typewriter, and typed his way through 2 1/2 years of North Africa, Italy, Austria. Didn’t fire a shot and still feels guilty about it.

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