The Note-Books of Captain Coignet: the Recollections of a Soldier of the Gr...

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Book Title: Note-Books of Captain Coignet : The Recollections of a Soldier of the Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard During the Campaigns of the Napoleonic Era--Complete & Unabridged

Item Length: 8.5in.

Item Height: 0.6in.

Item Width: 5.5in.

Author: Jean-Roch Coignet

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Military / Napoleonic Wars, Military / Wars & Conflicts (OTHER)

Publisher: Leonaur The Limited

Publication Year: 2018

Genre: History

Item Weight: 12.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 272 Pages