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Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
by Massie, Robert K
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679456716
- ISBN 13
- 9780679456711
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2003 Random House. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with dark blue paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Deckle fore edges. 865 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and some wrinkling near the head of the spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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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- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13958
- 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 - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679456716
- ISBN 13
- 9780679456711
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- War,Boats,History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; War; Boats;
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