Del 502 - Men-at-Arms
Byzantine Naval Forces 1261–1461
The Roman Empire's Last Marines
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
Av Raffaele D’Amato, Raffaele (Author) D’Amato, Raffaele D'Amato
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-09-22
- Mått180 x 244 x 8 mm
- Vikt159 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieMen-at-Arms
- Antal sidor48
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- IllustratörDzis, Igor, Dennis, Peter, Dennis, Peter (Illustrator)
- ISBN9781472807281