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Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War
by James C Hazlett ; Edwin Olmstead ; M. Hume Parks
ISBN: 0874133467
ISBN-13: 9780874133462
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Associated Univ Pr
Published date: 1988
Edition: 2nd edition
Size: 8.75 x 11.5 inches
Weight: 2.45 pounds
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Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War
James C. Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead, M. Hume Parks
University of Delaware Press. New. NEW NEW NEW; never read. Book fine, dj fine. No remainder mark; no priceclip. In sealed plastic protection. 2 Sub. 1988. Oversize Hardcover with DJ. ( more information)
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