Britain's Naval Future
by James Cable
ISBN: 0870219200
ISBN-13: 9780870219207
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Naval Inst Pr
Published date: 1983
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BRITAIN'S NAVAL FUTURE
CABLE, JAMES
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS, 1983, NEW HARDCOVER BOOK IN NEW DUST JACKET -- UNUSED COPY ISBN 0870219200 ( more information)
Offered by A T QUINCY FINE BOOKS (United States)
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BRITAIN'S NAVAL FUTURE
CABLE, JAMES
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS, 1983, NEW HARDCOVER BOOK IN NEW DUST JACKET - UNUSED COPY ISBN - 0870219200 ( more information)
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BRITAIN'S NAVAL FUTURE
Cable, James
Naval Institute Press. VG/VG 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover with clean, bright black cloth covers with little evidence of handling. Pages tight, white, unmarked. Light, minor DJ wear (no tears) . . ( more information)
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Britain's Naval Future
Cable, James
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 22 cm. Very good in a l ightly rubbed dust jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. Boards . ISBN: 0870219200. ( more information)
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Britain's Naval Future
Cable, James
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1983 Good/Very Good; deep blue cloth-covered boards, sl soil top outer pp. edges, po's bookplate ins. fr cover; text block clean, unmarked. Pictorial dj is sl rubbed rear of wrap. Written by a leading British naval analyst who offers a timel y analysis of what the navy could actually do for Britain in a wide range of probable circumstances. . Hard Cover. Good. ( more information)
Offered by Harborview Books (United States)
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Britain's Naval Future
Cable, James
Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1983. The pages are very clean, bright and extremely firm, straight and tight in its binding, Board edges and corners unworn. No apparent wear. Jacket in crystal-clear polyester protector. . None Stated. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Not Clipped No Price. 8 3/4 X 5 3/4. ( more information)
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Britain's Naval Future
Cable, James
very good, very good Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD 1983 First? First? 23 cm, 220 Naval stratagy is examined in the context of general stategy and political requirements. This book is lucid in its presentation of alternatives for the future of the Royal Navy after being replaced by the U.S. and the Soviet Union as leading naval powers. ( more information)
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Britain's Naval Future
Cable, James
good, good Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD 1983 First? First? 23 cm, 220, minor wear and soiling to DJ Naval stratagy is examined in the context of general stategy and political requirements in this invaluable book which is lucid in its presentation of all possible alternatives for the future. ( more information)
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