Soviet Naval Operations in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981. English Edition. Hardcover. xi, 393 p. Endpaper maps. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Notes. Index. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981. English Edition. Hardcover. xi, 393 p. Endpaper maps. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Notes. Index. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, c1981. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 393, Perhaps the definitive Soviet perspective of their experience in WWII. More
New York: R. Rosen Press, [1968]. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 156, illus., footnotes, front DJ flap price clipped. More
Norwood, MA: Privately Printed, 1913. 24 cm, 227, v.1 only, illus., index, weakness to front board, gift inscription (not from author) inside front board. More
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., LTD., 1963. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Quarto 53 pages of advertisements, [1], iii-vii, [1], [2] 450, General Index viii-xxiii pages. Illustrations. Tables. Cover has slight wear and soiling. No dust jacket present. This is a heavy book that would require additional shipping charges if sent outside of the United States. Raymond V. B. Blackman, was one of the world's leading experts on foreign navies and a former editor of the military reference work Jane's Fighting Ships. Jane's Fighting Ships is one of the authoritative volumes on military hardware and other subjects produced each year by the Jane's publishing house and studied around the world. Mr. Blackman, who edited Fighting Ships from 1949-73, lived in Portsmouth, where he was born. He joined the navy at 16 and served for 10 years, having trained as a naval engineer. He then took up journalism, becoming naval correspondent for a local paper. He rejoined the Royal Navy in 1939, working in the design department developing mines and anti-submarine weapons. After the war, Mr. Blackman returned to journalism. From 1946 to 1956, he was naval correspondent of The Sunday Times of London. Mr. Blackman was the author of ''Modern World Book of Ships'' in 1951 and of successive editions of ''The World's Warships'' and of ''Ships of the Royal Navy'' in 1973. More
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., 1965. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Quarto. 59 pages of advertisements, v-vii, 461, xvi pages. Illustrations. Tables. Index. Addenda. Edge tear repaired with tape at page 2/3 adv. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Edges of several pages trimmed. No dust jacket present. This is a heavy book that would require additional shipping charges if sent outside of the United States. Raymond V. B. Blackman, was one of the world's leading experts on foreign navies and a former editor of the military reference work Jane's Fighting Ships. Jane's Fighting Ships is one of the authoritative volumes on military hardware and other subjects produced each year by the Jane's publishing house and studied around the world. Mr. Blackman, who edited Fighting Ships from 1949-73, lived in Portsmouth, where he was born. He joined the navy at 16 and served for 10 years, having trained as a naval engineer. He then took up journalism, becoming naval correspondent for a local paper. He rejoined the Royal Navy in 1939, working in the design department developing mines and anti-submarine weapons. After the war, Mr. Blackman returned to journalism. From 1946 to 1956, he was naval correspondent of The Sunday Times of London. Mr. Blackman was the author of ''Modern World Book of Ships'' in 1951 and of successive editions of ''The World's Warships'' and of ''Ships of the Royal Navy'' in 1973. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Edition. 338, illus., endpaper maps, source notes, index, marker inside front flyleaf, weakness to front board repaired poorly with tape. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. 338, illus., endpaper maps, source notes, index, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ somewhat soiled: small edge chips/creases. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 318, [2] pages. Illus., endpaper maps, source notes, index, DJ somewhat soiled and has tear. Return From the River Kwai tells the harrowing tale of about 2200 of those soldiers who were selected because they were healthier than the others to be sent to Japan for work in the factories there. While en route the ships they sailed on, the Kachidoki Maru and Rakuyo Maru, were torpedoed and sunk by American submarines who weren't aware that they carried human cargo. The men who survived spent as much as a week floating in the ocean before being rescued by those same submarines. This book tells the firsthand accounts of their experiences and the hardships they endured, from the terrible conditions in POW camps and the difficulties of staying afloat and sane in a vast ocean, to the joys of being rescued and returned to society. The Blairs have done a terrific job of putting together the individual accounts and historical documents that form one of the extraordinary stories of surviving the brutal conditions of war. Unpleasant details are not left out either, although they are told with a sense of dignity. Intertwined with the record of the survivors is the story told by the men on the submarines, who played such an important role in rescuing the stranded men. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. Second Edition. Second Printing. 16 x 25 cm, 610, illus., bibliography, index, some wear and soiling to DJ, edges soiled. More
London: Cassell, 2004. Eleventh Printing. 563, wraps, some wear and creasing to covers, a few pages soiled & small tears in marginNovel about a German U-boat and her crew in 1941; the author served on a U-boat during World War II. More
Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Quarto. xix, [1], 342 ,[6] pages. VOLUME I ONLY. Wraps. Illustrations. Maps. Figures. Tables. Footnotes. Glossary. Index. Cover has some wear, soiling, small tears at top and bottom of spine, and a crease at the lower front cover.. Foreword by Frank von Hippel. Overview and history of nuclear weapons developments, descriptions of the 25 warheads in the U.S. weapons stockpile, and details on each delivery system (missile, submarine, aircraft, and artillery gun). Also discusses future warheads being planned and developed. Contains over 200 illustrations and tables. This Nuclear Weapons Databook is for those who want to understand the nuclear arms race and are not frightened by numbers. This first volume is the most authoritative and complete reference work available on U.S. forces and capabilities. Thomas B. Cochran was a Senior Staff Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. More
Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Quarto. xix, [1], 342 ,[6] pages. VOLUME I ONLY. DJ has some wear, tears, chips and soiling. Illustrations. Maps. Figures. Tables. Footnotes. Glossary. Index. Cover has some wear, soiling, small tears at top and bottom of spine, and a crease at the lower front cover. Foreword by Frank von Hippel. Overview and history of nuclear weapons developments, descriptions of the 25 warheads in the U.S. weapons stockpile, and details on each delivery system (missile, submarine, aircraft, and artillery gun). Also discusses future warheads being planned and developed. Contains over 200 illustrations and tables. This Nuclear Weapons Databook is for those who want to understand the nuclear arms race and are not frightened by numbers. This first volume is the most authoritative and complete reference work available on U.S. forces and capabilities. Dr. Thomas B. Cochran is a consultant to the Natural Resources Defense Council where he began working in 1973. Prior to retiring in 2011, he was a senior scientist and held the Wade Greene Chair for Nuclear Policy at NRDC, and was director of its Nuclear Program until 2007. He has served as a consultant to numerous government and non-government agencies on energy, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear reactor and nuclear waste matters. Dr. Cochran received his Ph.D. in Physics from Vanderbilt University in 1967. More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1954. Book Club Edition. 222, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn and soiled: small tears at spine. More
Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute, 1935. First? Edition. First Thus? Printing. 128, wraps, illus., maps, ink name on title page, some wear/soiling to covers, spine worn/chipped, some pencil underlining & marks. More
Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, c1998. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 268, illus., maps, DJ worn, soiled, small tears, and minor chipping. More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1934. 416, illus., maps, bibliography, index, foxing ins bds & flylves & to fore-edge, foxing to a few pgs, ink name ins fr bd, bds scuff. More
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2004. Presumed First printing thus. Hardcover. Format is approximately 16.5 inches by 12 inches. 256 pages. Illustrations (most in color). Glossary. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Includes sections on: Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Frigates, Submarines, Amphibious Warfare Vessels, and Others (including Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles, Military Sealift Command, Osprey Class, Avenger Class, Cyclone Class, Safeguard Class, Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats, Yard Patrol Craft, Mark V Special Operations Craft, and Research Vessels). Also includes information on the USS Constitution and the Iowa Class. A spectacular arrangement of photographs highlights the 26 classes plus 8 other types of vessels represented here, with complete specifications and histories. More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1930. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 321, [1] pages. Bibliography. Index. Ink name and address inside front flyleaf. Some wear to board and spine edges. Some pages chipped. The author was a Lieutenant with the French Navy who was attached to the Historical Section of the French Ministry of Marine. He also was a Doctor of Law. He is believe to be the same person who was Capitaine de corvette et le directeur du cabinet de l'Amiral Darlan (de février 1941 à novembre 1942). More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. Second Printing. 310, illus., endpaper maps, index, sticky spot ins fr bd, boards scuffed, stain on front board, some wear to edges of bds & spine. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. 310, illus., endpaper maps, index, price sticker inside rear board, boards scuffed, edges of boards & spine worn. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. First Edition. 310, illus., endpaper maps, index, board & spine scuffed, some wear to edges of boards and spine. More