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1812 The Great Retreat, As Told By Survivors
by Austin, Paul Britten
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1853672467
- ISBN 13
- 9781853672460
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Greenhill Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1853672467 . Green hardcovers / gilt titles to the spine. First Edition. A Fine+ book a solid binding, pages are bright & unmarked. There is a small name of the previous owner on the front free end paper and a name plate on the back of it. The DJ is in Near Fine condition. A black & white photo / illustration section. Notes and indexed. "Based on the memoirs, letters and journals of the participants, this is the tragic and horrifying story of the retreat from Moscow as told by the men who survived. Paul Britten Austin has produced a modern epic from the words of heroes long gone." ; 9.51 X 6.41 X 1.71 inches; 488 pages; Box 6 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20118
- Title
- 1812 The Great Retreat, As Told By Survivors
- Author
- Austin, Paul Britten
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1853672467
- ISBN 13
- 9781853672460
- Publisher
- Greenhill Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 1853672467, Napoleonic Wars,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Soviet Union; War;
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About the Seller
Bytown Bookery
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