A Nation in Arms. A Social Study of the British Army in the First World War.
by BECKETT, IAN F.W. / SIMPSON, KEITH (eds):
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester University Press. 1985 1st.. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. In brown cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded. Not price clipped). Else a very clean and tight copy. 276 pp. With b/w photographs. Collection of papers examining the effects on both the Army and the general population of large numbers of men who joined during the Great War.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87277
- Title
- A Nation in Arms. A Social Study of the British Army in the First World War.
- Author
- BECKETT, IAN F.W. / SIMPSON, KEITH (eds):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press. 1985 1st.
- Keywords
- Military Subjects ian beckett, keith simpson, editors, papers, nation in arms, social study, british army, first world war, effects, large numbers, men, great war, first, dustwrapper, illustrated,
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...