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The Price of Admiralty: the evolution of naval warfare
by Keegan, John
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- Condition
- Good+/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 0670814164
- ISBN 13
- 9780670814169
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking c1988, 1989, 1988. Book Club . hard. Good+/Dust Jacket Included. ISBN: 0-670-81416-4. Indexed. Extensively waterstained -- no mustysmell. Reading copy only! b/w photos. good+, near fine dj, navy cloth spine w/ lavender bds 292 pgs
Synopsis
Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan ( 1934–2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the Daily Telegraph (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including The Face of Battle , The Mask of Command , The Price of Admiralty , Six Armies in Normandy , and The Second World War , and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.
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- Seller
- Gil's Book Loft
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 016387
- Title
- The Price of Admiralty: the evolution of naval warfare
- Author
- Keegan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670814164
- ISBN 13
- 9780670814169
- Publisher
- Viking c1988, 1989
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY B/W PHOTOS
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