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La Place de la Concorde Suisse

La Place de la Concorde Suisse

La Place de la Concorde Suisse
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La Place de la Concorde Suisse

by McPhee, John

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very good in very good dust jacket. Top page block darkened, stain from smoky fire. no odor. Near fine jacket. Fine interior, fi
ISBN 10
0374182418
ISBN 13
9780374182410
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Farrar Straus Giroux., 1984. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Top page block darkened, stain from smoky fire. no odor. Near fine jacket. Fine interior, fine covers.. 1 Light gray cloth over boards. Black spine titles. Blind stamped crest w/ cross, front. 160 p. Audience: General/trade. Swiss Army: A militia of 650000 people who can be fully mobilized in less than 48 hours. Author John McPhee was paired with the irreverent Luc Massy for a "refresher" training course.

Synopsis

La Place de la Concorde Suisse is John McPhee's rich, journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society. The Swiss Army is so quietly efficient at the art of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model.

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Bookseller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
Alibris.B1570003847
Title
La Place de la Concorde Suisse
Author
McPhee, John
Format/Binding
Hard cover
Book Condition
Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Top page block darkened, stain from smoky fire. no odor. Near fine jacket. Fine interior, fi
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition. 1st printing.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0374182418
ISBN 13
9780374182410
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux.
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1984
Keywords
Swiss Army militia
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