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Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson

Shadow Divers

The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

by Robert Kurson
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  • Jun 1, 2004, 400 pages
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  • May 2005, 400 pages
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