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Armored Cav; A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment
by Clancy, Tom
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. The signed limited edition of Armored Cav: A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment by Tom Clancy.. Octavo, xxii, 325pp. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Faint rubbing to spine. Housed in the publisher's cloth slipcase. From a limited edition of 150 copies signed by the author, this being number 56. A fine example. This work is the follow-up to "Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship," published in 1993.
Synopsis
A penetrating look inside an armored cavalry regiment -- the technology, the strategies, and the people . . . profiled by Tom Clancy. His first non-fiction book, Submarine , captured the reality of life aboard a nuclear warship. Now, the #1 bestselling author of Clear and Present Danger and Without Remorse portrays today's military as only army personnel can know it. With the same compelling, you-are-there immediacy of his acclaimed fiction, Tom Clancy provides detailed descriptions of tanks, helicopters, artillery, and more -- the brilliant technology behind the U. S. Army. He captures military life -- from the drama of combat to the daily routine -- with total accuracy, and reveals the roles and missions that have in recent years distinguished our fighting forces. Armored Cav includes: Descriptions of the M1A2 Main Battle Tank, the AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter, and more An interview with General Frederick Franks Strategies behind the Desert Storm account Exclusive photograph, illustrations and diagrams PLUS: From West Point cadet to Desert Storm commander . . . an interview with a combat cavalry officer on the rise.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15153
- Title
- Armored Cav; A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment
- Author
- Clancy, Tom
- Illustrator
- The signed limited edition of Armored Cav: A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment by Tom Clancy.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- first edition Into the Story, First edition Tom Clancy, First edition Without Remorse, Tom Clancy signed, Tom Clancy inscribed, Hunt for Red October, first edition Hunt for Red October, Jack Ryan Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger Clancy, first edi
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