Verlag: Atlantic Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 1848871724 ISBN 13: 9781848871724
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Verlag: Atlantic, 2012
ISBN 10: 1848871732 ISBN 13: 9781848871731
Anbieter: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
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Verlag: PublicAffairs, 2011
ISBN 10: 1610390563 ISBN 13: 9781610390569
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
paperback. Zustand: Very Good.
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Verlag: PublicAffairs, 2010
ISBN 10: 1586489712 ISBN 13: 9781586489717
Anbieter: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, USA
Zustand: VeryGood. Minimal signs of wear.
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Verlag: Atlantic, 2011
ISBN 10: 0857895761 ISBN 13: 9780857895769
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Verlag: PublicAffairs, 2010
ISBN 10: 1586489712 ISBN 13: 9781586489717
Anbieter: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, USA
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Zustand: Used - Very Good. 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
Verlag: Atlantic Books, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 1848871724 ISBN 13: 9781848871724
Anbieter: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, Kanada
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Only slight wear ; A near-fine binding in a near-fine DJ, text unmarked. Dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 310 pages; "The birth of the railway in the early 1830's revolutionized the way the world waged war. From armored engines with swiveling guns, to the practice of track sabotage, to the construction of tracks that crossed frozen Siberian lakes, the "iron road" facilitated conflict on a scale that was previously unimaginable. It not only made armies more mobile, but widened fighting fronts and increased the power and scale of available weaponry; a deadly combination. In Engines of War, Christian Wolmar examines all the engagements in which the railway played a part: the Crimean War; the American Civil War; both world wars; the Korean War; and the Cold War, with its mysterious missile trains; and illustrates how the railway became a deadly weapon exploited by governments across the world.".
Verlag: Public Affairs, New York, 2010
ISBN 10: 1586489720 ISBN 13: 9781586489724
Anbieter: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 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.
Verlag: -Atlantic Books -, 2010
ISBN 10: 9781848871 ISBN 13: 9789781848872
Anbieter: Paul Brown, Ramsgate, Vereinigtes Königreich
First edition first impression 2010. Cloth. Near fine in price-clipped dustjacket. Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable methods of transportation to move soldiers and equipment during times of conflict. However, as Christian Wolmar demonstrates in his new book, the birth of the railway in the early 1830s would transform the nature and intensity of warfare. Engines of War spans more than a century and takes in all the engagements in which railways played a part, including the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the Boer War, both world wars, the Korean War, and the Cold War. It shows that the 'iron road' not only made armies far more mobile, but also greatly increased the scale and power of weaponry available. In doing so, it ensured that wars could be fought across wider fronts and over longer timescales, with far deadlier consequences. Christian Wolmar reveals how the railways - a major generator of wealth in peacetime - became a weapon of war exploited to the full by governments across the world, facilitating conflict on a scale that was previously unimaginable. From armoured engines with their swivelling guns to a Boer War ambush involving Winston Churchill and from the mysterious missile trains of the Cold War to track sabotage, Engines of War is Christian Wolmar's most ambitious and original book yet, confirming his reputation as our leading transport historian.
Anbieter: Berliner Zinnfiguren, Berlin, Deutschland
Der Band beschreibt umfassend den Einfluss der Eisenbahn auf die militärischen Operationen etwa vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg bis zum Koreakrieg 1950-1953. Die Bedeutung der Bahn als Transporter für Soldaten, Nachschub, Nachrichten sowie als Waffenträger in Form von Eisenbahngeschützen und Panzerzügen. Englischer Text, 48 sw- und Farbabb. auf Tafeln, 9 sw-Karten. London: Atlantic Books 2010. 310 Seiten.
Verlag: Atlantic Books London 2010, 2010
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
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1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xxvi + 310pp., col. & b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Inc. the use of railways in the Crimean war, American Civil war, Boer war, WWI & 2, Korean war & Cold War.
Verlag: Atlantic Books, London .UK, 2010
ISBN 10: 1848871724 ISBN 13: 9781848871724
Anbieter: powellbooks Somerset UK., Ilminster, SOM, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. In this book, titled " Engines of War; How Wars were Won & Lost on the Railways" the boards and text block which has light speckling to the head and fore-edge are square tight and clean, The dust jacket has minor wear to the title on the front cover. Illustrated in black & white . This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.
Verlag: Atlantic Books London 2010, 2010
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
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1st edition dust jacket New Book octavo xxvi + 310pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Inc. the use of railways in the Crimean war, American Civil war, Boer war, WWI & 2, Korean war & Cold War.