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Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life by D'Este, Carlo
- Bookseller: Clausen Books, RMABA
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 12267
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine (in mylar)
- Illustrator: B&W Photographs & Drawings
- Edition: Book Club Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0805056866
- ISBN 13: 9780805056860
- Publisher: Henry Holt
- Place: NY
- Date published: 2002
- Pages: 848
- Size: 6.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 inches
- Weight: 3 pounds
Description
NY: Henry Holt, 2002 Immaculate and tight with minimal wear to cover and dust jacket; 848pp., including index.. Book Club Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine (in mylar). Illus. by B&W Photographs & Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
book club edition : A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the overall quality of the book's materials is lower than the same book as printed by a traditional publishing house.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Book summary
This biography of Dwight Eisenhower focuses on his military career, which brought him from West Point, where he was not a distinguished cadet, through his climb up the ranks to the position of Supreme Allied Commander, Europe--where he engineered the successful D-Day invasion and the victory that followed. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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