An Instinct for War: Scenes from Battlefields of History
by Spiller, Roger
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, 2005. Book. New. Trade Paperback. First Edition. BRAND NEW. Octavo, color illustrated stiff wraps (Trade Paperback). 403 pp. "A bold departure from standard military history, An Instinct for War will challenge our understanding of how war forever alters the landscape--both human and geographic--and how individuals can alter the nature of battle. This collective portrait of the life of war offers unparalleled insight into our struggle for mastery over a fundamental instinct." This copy is unmarked, unread and unblemished, square, stiff, crisp, tight, glossy and flawless. BRAND NEW BOOK.
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10215
- Title
- An Instinct for War: Scenes from Battlefields of History
- Author
- Spiller, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Belknap Press/Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- spiller, history, military, american, war, battles, battlefields, world, international, civil, historical, army, armies, weather, disease, armed, conflict, fighting, weapons, weaponry, soldiers, officers, nations, national, imperial, imperialistic, conque
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Trade Paperback
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- Crisp
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- New
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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