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The Caine Mutiny _____ _____ Herman Wouk _____ _____ A classic novel of World War II . It was not a mutiny in the old-time sense, of course, with flashing of cutlasses, a captain in chains, and desperate sailors turning outlaws. After all, it happened in 1944 in the United states Navy. But the court of inquiry recommended trial for mutiny, and the episode became known as 'the Caine mutiny' throughout the service. _____ _____ Doubleday & Co., 1951, (possible first?). Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, 494 pages. _____ _____ Silver printing on spine of blue book shows signs of wear. Spine is slightly canted. No marks or tears, well bound. _____ _____ Under 2 lb.
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