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Book Title: Egyptian Campaigns, 1882-1885 and the events Which Led to Them Volume One
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Charles Royle
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / General
Publisher: Naval & Military Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: History
Item Weight: 16.5 Oz
