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The Armies of Wellington Philip J. Haythornthwaite

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Author: Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Date: 01 Nov 1994
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Language: English
Format: Hardback::352 pages
ISBN10: 1854091751
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimension: 156x 243x 38.1mm::725.75g

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