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Vietnam's High Ground: Armed Struggle For The Central Highlands, 1954-1965

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Book Title: Vietnam's High Ground : Armed Struggle for the Central Highlands, 1954-1965

Number of Pages: 552 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Publication Year: 2016

Topic: Asia / Southeast Asia, Military / Vietnam War

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: History

Item Weight: 12.3 Oz

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: J. P. Harris

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Hardcover

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