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Decision at sea: Five naval battles that shaped American history
by Craig L. Symonds
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As new/as new
- ISBN 10
- 0195171454
- ISBN 13
- 9780195171457
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. As new/as new. A fine (as new) first edition, first printing in a fine (as new), unclipped dust jacket. Appears unread. Complete number line. xvii, 378 pages: illustrations, maps. Octavo. Symonds tells the story of five critical naval engagements that have changed the course of American history: Lake Erie (1813), Hampton Roads (1862), Manila Bay (1898), Leyte Gulf (1944) and the Gulf War (1991). He describes the significance of each action & the technical innovations that helped the victors." ---worldcat From the private collection of noted attorney, sailor, and sometime cowboy, Joshua L. Soske Jr.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1371
- Title
- Decision at sea: Five naval battles that shaped American history
- Author
- Craig L. Symonds
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- New As new
- Jacket Condition
- as new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0195171454
- ISBN 13
- 9780195171457
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- US Navy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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