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A History of the World in 100 Weapons
by McNab, Chris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1435141482
- ISBN 13
- 9781435141483
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Metro Books, 2012 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover Re-Issue. Small Quarto. Small 4to. 384 pp, illus. Foreword by Andrew Roberts: Not Price Clipped. A US re-issue of the Osprey British edition, with new intro. Small faint crease to top fore-edge corner half-title, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.75" x 9.75". Grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..
Synopsis
Chris McNab is an author and editor specializing in military history and military technology. To date he has published more than 40 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons (2011), Deadly Force (2009) and Tools of Violence (2008). He is the contributing editor of Hitler's Armies: A History of the German War Machine 1939-45 (2011) and Armies of the Napoleonic Wars (2009). Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, magazines and newspapers, and he lives in South Wales, UK. The author lives in Wales, UK.
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6625
- Title
- A History of the World in 100 Weapons
- Author
- McNab, Chris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Hardcover Re-Issue
- ISBN 10
- 1435141482
- ISBN 13
- 9781435141483
- Publisher
- Metro Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY TECHNOLOGY 100 DEFINITIVE WEAPONS
- Bookseller catalogs
- MILITARY HISTORY;
- Size
- Small Quarto
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Tight
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