The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History
- ISBN-10
- 1851096469
- ISBN-13
- 9781851096466
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Abc-Clio Incorporated
- Author
- Gregory Fremont-Barnes
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