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Under Every Leaf: How Britain Played The Greater Game From Afghanistan to Africa
by Wiiam Beaver
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1849542198
- ISBN 13
- 9781849542197
- Seller
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Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Biteback, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. A very nice copy. Crisp, clean pages, erased pencil price to front endpaper,very light shelfwear to jacket, very small nick to base of spine.Tells the story of the Intelligence Division of the War Office from 1856 to 1909 - when MI6 was founded - and the hidden role that the Intelligence Division played in acquiring Britain's vast empire without a major European or Asian war. 352 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; ISBN/EAN: 9781849542197. Inventory No: dscf5158. . 9781849542197
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- Bookseller
- Denton Island Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- dscf5158
- Title
- Under Every Leaf: How Britain Played The Greater Game From Afghanistan to Africa
- Author
- Wiiam Beaver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1849542198
- ISBN 13
- 9781849542197
- Publisher
- Biteback
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- BZDB229 History; Under Every Leaf How Britain Played The Greater Game From Afghanistan to Africa Wiiam Beaver
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