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The odds against us

by Peter Townsend · 1987

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"Memoirs of aerial combat at night during the Battle of Britain"—Jacket.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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