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- Publisher: Viking Books
- Number of Pages: 1296
- ISBN: 0670020613
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112201429
- Release Date: July 30, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #82789 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3297 in History Books (See Top 100 History Books Bestsellers)
- #9 in Military - Intelligence/Espionage (See Top 100 Military - Intelligence/Espionage Bestsellers)
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