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Crisis, 1918;: The leading actors, strategies, and events in the German gamble for total victory on the Western Front
by Joseph Gies
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393054934
- ISBN 13
- 9780393054934
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Near Fine. Quarter bound black boards, gilt title on red cloth spine. Graphic dust jacket in red, black, yellow; sun faded spine with title; mild sunning top of dj, bottom left flap clipped. Map of German Offensives on front and back endpapers; photographs laid in. Text clean without notations. Bibliography, Indexed, 288 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.<br><br>The focus of the story is on Ludendorff, the brilliant decision-maker of the German staff, who insisted that Germany must annex Belgium to ensure industrial growth and military security.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067288
- Title
- Crisis, 1918;: The leading actors, strategies, and events in the German gamble for total victory on the Western Front
- Author
- Joseph Gies
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393054934
- ISBN 13
- 9780393054934
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- World War I; European War 1914-1918; Western Campaign; Erich Ludendorff
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
- X weight
- 18 oz
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
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Shelley and Son Books
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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