Fields of battle: the wars for North America [1st Vintage books ed] 9780307828583, 0307828581, 9781299046146, 1299046142

At once a grand tour of the battlefields of North America and an unabashedly personal tribute to the military prowess of

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English Pages illustrations, maps Year 2012;1997

Fields of battle: the wars for North America [1st Vintage books ed]
9780307828583, 0307828581, 9781299046146, 1299046142

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