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US Cavalry on the Plains 1850-90 : Osprey Men-at-Arms Series 168

US Cavalry on the Plains 1850-90 : Osprey Men-at-Arms Series 168

US Cavalry on the Plains 1850-90 : Osprey Men-at-Arms Series 168
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US Cavalry on the Plains 1850-90 : Osprey Men-at-Arms Series 168

by Katcher, Philip

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Very Good+ condition
ISBN 10
0850456096
ISBN 13
9780850456097
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London: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1985. Very Good+ condition. 7.25" wide by 9.75" tall. One small spot at the edge of rear cover else a bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. Flat, uncreased spine. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with maps, and many prints and drawings in the text, plus 8 pages of full-color plates detailing their uniforms and equipment. Bound in the original pictorial wrappers. Osprey Men-at-Arms Series, 168. Keywords: Sioux War; Cheyenne; Texas Frontier; Civil War Years; Sand Creek; Dove Creek Ambush; Red Cloud's War; Beecher's Island; The Washita; Red River War; Ghost Dance; Wounded Knee.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Softcover. Very Good+ condition. Illus. by Volstad, Ronald. 48pp.

Synopsis

Philip Katcher served in the US Army in Vietnam. He is the author of over 30 books in the field of American military history, and was named a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians for his work on the Vietnam conflict. He is also a member of the living history Civil War unit, serving with Huckstep's First Fluvanna Battery/24th New York Light Artillery.

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Bookseller
About Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
014131
Title
US Cavalry on the Plains 1850-90 : Osprey Men-at-Arms Series 168
Author
Katcher, Philip
Illustrator
Volstad, Ronald
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ condition
Edition
1st ed? (No additional printings listed)
ISBN 10
0850456096
ISBN 13
9780850456097
Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1985
Keywords
Sioux War; Cheyenne; Texas Frontier; Civil War Years; Sand Creek; Dove Creek Ambush; Red Cloud's War; Beecher's Island; The Washita; Red River War; Ghost Dance; Wounded Knee.
Bookseller catalogs
Western Americana; Indians / Native Americans;
Size
48pp

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