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Bitter Ocean: The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945

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Year 2006 Edition year
Pages 368 Mid-length read
Vibe Idea-led Weekend read

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The stored metadata frames Bitter Ocean: The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 by David Fairbank White as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2006 • Simon & Schuster • 368 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.

Edition on file: 2006 • Simon & Schuster • 368 pages • ISBN 9780743229296.

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