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Book Title: Most Dangerous German Agent in America : the Many Lives of Louis N. Hammerling
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: M. B. B. Biskupski
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Modern / 20th Century, Criminals & Outlaws
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
