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Unexplained Mysteries of World War II
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-22-10
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $19.95
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Publisher's Summary
Loss of life, destruction, unending pain and misery - the results of war never seem to make sense. But war is also a breeding ground for illogical occurrences, coincidences, premonitions, mysteries, and twists of fate. Over 100 of these events are detailed here.
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- Carroll
- Hilo, HI, United States
- 04-12-14
Many neat points for non-history buffs.
Many points called unexplained, but mostly because the multitude of history available isn't read by many but history buffs.
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- Charles
- LYNDON STATION, WISCONSIN, United States
- 11-18-12
Unexplained Mysteries of World War ll.
Interesting book. There was alot of short interesting stories about WW ll that I have never heard of. I would recommend this to other people. It was a good book.
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