Beginner's Guide to Wargaming
by Bruce Quarrie
ISBN: 0850598524
ISBN-13: 9780850598520
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1987
Publisher's Notes
Briefly sketches the history of war games, explains war gaming rules for land, naval, armored, and aerial forces, and looks at fantasy games.
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Beginner's Guide to Wargaming
Quarrie, Bruce
P. Stephens. Trade PaperBack. 0850598524 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1987 P. Stephens Trade PaperBack . Very Good. 1987. ( more information)
Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO WARGAMING
Quarrie, B
PSL. Paperback, corners of pages dented otherwise good in chipped & creased . card covers, corner of front cover laminate scuffed away.. 1987. Paperback. An introduction to warfare in miniature on land, sea or in the air, from ancent times to the Second World War. Includes ready-to-use playing rules. Illustrated. ; 136 pages . ( more information)
Offered by Paul Meekins Military & History Books (United Kingdom)
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BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO WARGAMING
Quarrie, Bruce
Patrick Stevens paperback (pictorial boards), 1987, 136 pages, illustrated. 'The ideal introduction to a fascinating and absorbing hobby.' Many illustrations. Ex-Library, with the usual cancelled stamps, permanent plastic over cover. Otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0850598524. ( more information)
Offered by Felicity Books (Australia)
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BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO WARGAMING
Quarrie, B
PSL. Paperback, very good in faded card covers.. 1987. Paperback. An introduction to warfare in miniature on land, sea or in the air, from ancent times to the Second World War. Includes ready-to-use playing rules. Illustrated. ; 136 pages . ( more information)
Offered by Paul Meekins Military & History Books (United Kingdom)
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Beginners' Guide to Wargaming
Quarrie, Bruce
Northamptonshire: : Patrick Stephens, 1987 5" wide by 7.75" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The spine is square and flat. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with photographs throughout, some in full-color. Bibliography. Index. From the rear cover: "The first book to introduce every aspect of warfare in miniature on land, at sea or in the air, from the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans up to the Second World War; Explains the background to wargaming and how it works; Includes ready-to-use playing rules and illustrates typical wargames in dozens of photographs, many in colour; Also discusses fantasy role-playing and science fiction games, board games and the use of home computers; The ideal introduction to a fascinating and wide-ranging hobby." Second printing. . Soft Cover. Near Fine condition.. 8vo. 319pp.. ( more information)
Offered by About Books (United States)
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Beginners' Guide to Wargaming
Quarrie, Bruce
Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1987. 1st printing of 1st edition. small chip in lower corner of front wrapper (cover) otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete good copy in decorative wrappers (soft cover book). A guide to every aspect of warfare in miniature as well as a history of wargaming. ( more information)
Offered by Lorrin Wong, Bookseller (United States)
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