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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shenk, Robert, 1943-

America’s Black Sea fleet : the U.S. Navy amidst war and revolution, 1919-1923 / Robert Shenk.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-61251-302-7 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1. Black Sea Region—History, Naval—20th century. 2. United States. Navy—Foreign service—Turkey. 3. United States. Navy—Foreign service—Black Sea. 4. United States. Navy—History—20th century. 5. United States—History, Naval—20th century. 6. Turkey—History, Naval—20th century. I. Shenk, Robert, 1943- II. Title.

DJK66.S54 2012

359.00973’0918229—dc23

2012028104

This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).

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