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Book Title: Great Sioux War Orders Of Battle: How The United States Wage...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Paul L. Hedren
Publication Name: Great Sioux War Orders of Battle : How the United States Army Waged War on the Northern Plains, 1876-1877
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
