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Book Title: Jewel of the Kingdom : General Chow Chih and Nationalist China
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Betty Wong
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Military
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 136 Pages