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Crusade : The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
by Atkinson, Rick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0395602904
- ISBN 13
- 9780395602904
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, thick, sturdy book, black cloth spine, dark blue boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, spine lightly sunken, 575 pages including a glossy photo section. DJ glossy black background, a white image of chopper and tank on white front, gold, red and white lettering, praise on back from James Salter, Washington Post Book World, Cullen Murphy in Boston Globe, John Keegan in Sunday Telegraph and others. DJ has light wear to spine bottom edge, light scratches to back. Near Very Fine DJ/Near Very Fine book.
Synopsis
This definitive account of the Gulf War relates the previously untold story of the U.S. war with Iraq in the early 1990s. The author follows the 42-day war from the first night to the final day, providing vivid accounts of bombing runs, White House strategy sessions, firefights, and bitter internal conflicts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58822
- Title
- Crusade : The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
- Author
- Atkinson, Rick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0395602904
- ISBN 13
- 9780395602904
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Gulf War Middle East Wars
- Bookseller catalogs
- War-Combat;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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