Castles of steel : Britain, Germany, and the winning of the Great War at sea
by Massie, Robert K
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- ISBN 10
- 0224040928
- ISBN 13
- 9780224040921
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About This Item
London : Jonathan Cape, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xii, 865p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25cm. Subjects: World War, (1914-1918) -- Naval operations, British.
Synopsis
Castles of Steel is a work of non-fiction by Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert K. Massie. It details the naval actions of the First World War with an emphasis on those of the United Kingdom and Imperial Germany. This book continues the examination of the naval arms race between these two powers in Massie's tome Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the coming of the Great War.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 289549
- Title
- Castles of steel : Britain, Germany, and the winning of the Great War at sea
- Author
- Massie, Robert K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224040928
- ISBN 13
- 9780224040921
- Publisher
- London : Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
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