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2 Military Diving & Scuba Diving Manuals 1940s 1950s

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2 Military Diving & Scuba Diving Manuals 1940s 1950s

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Pair of military diving manuals in excellent condition. First one is title A History of Self-Contained Diving and Underwater Swimming by Howard E. Larson for the Committee On Undersea Warfare and published by the National Academy of Sciences in 1959, 50 pages. The second manual is a reprint of the Military Diving War Department Technical Manual dated September 1st 1944, 80 pages, excellent like new condition.

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