Engines of War : How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways.
by Christian Wolmar
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1586489720
- ISBN 13
- 9781586489724
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Public Affairs, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. cloth, xxxvi, 312 pages : illustrations, CONTENTS: War before railways -- The railways called into action -- Slavery loses out to the Iron Road -- Lessons not learnt -- The war the world anticipated -- The great railway war on the Western Front -- Eastern contrasts -- Here we go again -- Blood on the tracks. Explains how the birth of the railroad forever changed how wars were fought, from the Crimean War and American Civil War through both world wars, the Korean War, and the Cold War and its mysterious missile trains 3 line ink notation on front endpaper, else, a v.g. copy in v.g. .d.j..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112557415
- Title
- Engines of War : How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways.
- Author
- Christian Wolmar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1586489720
- ISBN 13
- 9781586489724
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8 vo,
- Keywords
- Railroads -- Economic aspects -- History.Military railroads -- History. Transportation, Military -- History.Military railroads.Railroads -- Economic aspects.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; Railroads/Transportation;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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