The Greenhill Dictionary Of Military Quotations
de Peter G. Tsouras [Editor]
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1853673900
- ISBN 13
- 9781853673900
- Librería
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London, Pennsylvania: Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books, 2000. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8x10x3. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. This is an epic new volume bringing 4,000 years of military history to life through the words of more than 800 soldiers, commanders, military theorists and commentators on war. Diverse personalities - including Napoleon, Machiavelli, Ataturk, 'Che' Guevara, Rommel, Julius Caesar, Wellington, Eisenhower, Crazy House, T.E. Lawrence and many more - immortalize every facet of the experience of war from the sack of Summerian Ur in 2000 BC to the present day. The quotes, fully sourced and dated, are broken down into more than 480 categories and subjects covering courage, danger, failure, leadership, luck, military intelligence, tactics, training, guerrilla warfare and victory. 574pp. Purple dustjacket with gold lettering and military portraits.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Previous owner name on front flyleaf. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Dustjacket has light rubbing. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Librería
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 073239
- Título
- The Greenhill Dictionary Of Military Quotations
- Autor
- Peter G. Tsouras [Editor]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1853673900
- ISBN 13
- 9781853673900
- Editorial
- Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books
- Lugar de publicación
- London, Pennsylvania
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Tamaño
- 8x10x3
- Palabras clave
- The Greenhill Dictionary Of Military Quotations
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Military;
- X weight
- 42 oz
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