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Book Title: Protecting The Empire's Frontier: Officers Of The 18Th (Roya...
Item Weight: 0.9 lbs
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Steven M. Baule
Publication Name: Protecting the Empire's Frontier : Officers of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot During Its North American Service, 1767-1776
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Series: War and Society in North America Ser.
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 372 Pages
