The Mathews men: seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.
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Large Print
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Large print edition.
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615 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"The German U-Boat war against American merchant men was deadly and dramatic--in World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine had twice the fatality rate of the U.S. Navy. William Geroux has unearthed a fascinating tale of one small coastal town caught in the thick of the fight, and he tells it with a sharp reporter's eye and a real feel for the heroic men who went down to the sea in ships"--Provided by publisher.

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Street Date:
1604
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410488152, 9781410488152, 1410488152

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Unabridged.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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"The German U-Boat war against American merchant men was deadly and dramatic--in World War II, the U.S. Merchant Marine had twice the fatality rate of the U.S. Navy. William Geroux has unearthed a fascinating tale of one small coastal town caught in the thick of the fight, and he tells it with a sharp reporter's eye and a real feel for the heroic men who went down to the sea in ships"--Provided by publisher.
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Geroux, W. (2016). The Mathews men: seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Geroux, William. 2016. The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War against Hitler's U-boats. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.

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Geroux, William, The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War against Hitler's U-boats. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.

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Geroux, William. The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War against Hitler's U-boats. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.

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