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The skipper and the Eagle.

How a U.S. Coast Guard officer sailed a German prize of war, a three masted bark, across the Atlantic through trade winds and a hurricane.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McGowan, Gordon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand [1960]
Subjects:	Eagle (Ship) World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines. Military operations, Naval > American. 1939-1945

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