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Book Title: Memoir of General Sir Hew Dalrymple : Commander of the Portuguese Expedition During the Peninsular War 1808
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Hew Dalrymple Ross
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / Napoleonic Wars, Military
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 9.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
