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Index entries were not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page references. They were not systematically compared with their spellings on the pages they reference, but when differences were found, the Index entries were changed to match the references.
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Page 27: “walrusses” was printed that way.
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Page 149: Closing quotation mark added after “command in the Mediterranean.”
Page 246: “court-martialed” originally was printed as “court-marshalled”.
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