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A Brief History of the Vikings (Brief Histories)
by Jonathan Clements
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0755310411
- ISBN 13
- 9780755310418
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About This Item
London: Headline. Very Good/Very Good. 2005. First Edition, First Impression. Hard Cover. 8vo Dimensions: 15.5 x 3.8 x 23.6 cm 0755310411 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 416 pages clean and tight. Trafalgar was a victory that would change the course of the Napoleonic wars and that would lead to the British Navy ruling the waves for more than a century. In Christopher Lee's new book he re-evaluates our preconceptions of this final and decisive battle and also looks at the events that led up to it. Through the prism of the preceding years he paints a picture of the personalities and the intrigues that were operating at this time, and particularly of the creation of a national hero in Horatio Nelson and his intense rivalry with Napoleon, who is reputed to have kept a bust of Nelson on his desk. The battle itself was nearly two years in the making with Nelson scouring the Atlantic for the French fleet. In Lee's book the reader will be taken on that journey with Nelson and his men, giving them a front-row view of the biggest story in Britain's maritime history. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144055
- Title
- A Brief History of the Vikings (Brief Histories)
- Author
- Jonathan Clements
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0755310411
- ISBN 13
- 9780755310418
- Publisher
- Headline
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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