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The Retreat from Mons: The Operations of the British

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SKU #: 038821

Title: The Retreat from Mons: The Operations of the British Army in the Present War (First American Edition)

Description: Preface by Field Marshal Lord French. First American Edition. x, 104pp. Red cloth cover boards and spine with black lettering. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied.

Details: Title: The Retreat from Mons: The Operations of the British Army in the Present War (First American Edition)

Author Name: Arthur Corbett-Smith

Edition: First American Edition

Location Published: Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin: 1917

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Type: Hardcover

Categories: Military

Keywords: army, defense, fighting, military, service, war

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