Vanguard to Trident: British Naval Policy Since World War II
London: The Bodley Head, 2000. Presumed Updated Edition. Hardcover. 26 cm, 487 pages. Illus, plans/diagrams, notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
London: The Bodley Head, 2000. Presumed Updated Edition. Hardcover. 26 cm, 487 pages. Illus, plans/diagrams, notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
Bethesda, MD: Adler & Adler, c1986. First Edition. 24 cm, 301. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, c1990. First Printing. 24 cm, 335, figures, tables, appendices, notes, index, very slight creasing to DJ edges. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1989. First Printing [Stated] of English Language Edition of Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, xvi, [2], 442, [4] pages. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. Appendices. Index. Translator's Note. Japanese Naval Terminology and Abbreviations. Foreword to the English-Language Edition by John B. Lundstrom. Ikuhiko Hata (born 12 December 1932) is a Japanese historian. He acquired his Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo and has taught history at several universities. He is the author of a number of influential and well-received scholarly works, particularly on topics related to Japan's role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Hata is variously regarded as being a "conservative" historian or a "centrist". He has written extensively on such controversial subjects as the Nanking Massacre and the comfort women. Fellow historian Edward Drea has called him "the doyen of Japanese military historians". Hata co-wrote two books with Yasuho Izawa on Japanese fighter aces of World War II, both of which were described by historians as the definitive treatments of the subject. Yasuho Izawa is an ophthalmic optician whose past works include co-authoring Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and their Aces 1931-45, Japanese Naval Air Force Fighter Units and their Aces 1932-45 and Bloody Shambles Vols. 1 and 2. More
New York: Stein and Day, [1970]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 370, illus., maps, bibliography, index, small edge tears, soiling and some wear to DJ, front DJ flap price clipped, edges soiled. More
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, c1971. 208, illus., appendix. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, [1974]. First Printing. 22 cm, 132, illus., appendix, bibliography, index, top inside corner missing from front endpaper through title page, some soiling to DJ. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, [1974]. First Printing. 22 cm, 132, illus., appendix, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped, front DJ torn. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, [1974]. Second Printing. 22 cm, 132, illus., appendix, bibliography, index, stamp inside front flyleaf, some wear and small tears to DJ edges. More
London: Octopus Books, 1975. Abridged Edition. 29 cm, 144, illus. (some in color), maps. More
New York: Avon, 1987. First Avon Printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. [8], 151, [1] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Minor edge wear noted. Edwin Palmer Hoyt (August 5, 1923 – July 29, 2005) was an American writer who specialized in military history. Until 1958, Hoyt worked in news media, after which he produced non-fiction works. Starting in 1958, Hoyt became a full-time writer , and for a few years (1976 to 1980) he served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Hawaii. In the 40 years since his first publication in 1960, he produced nearly 200 published works. While Hoyt wrote about 20 novels (many published under the pseudonyms Christopher Martin and Cabot L. Forbes), the vast majority of his works are biographies and other forms of non-fiction, with a heavy emphasis on World War II military history. More
New York: S. Eriksson, [1975]. Book Club Edition. 24 cm, 217, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn and small tears. Introduction by Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller. More
Connoisseur, 1983. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Three Volume boxed Set. Each volume 192 pages. Illustrated. Index, Slipcase has some minor wear and soiling but the three volumes are in wonderful condition. The three volumes in this gift set contain a wealth of technical detail, informative text and literally hundreds of photographs and drawings. Richard Humble read Military History at Oriel College, Oxford. Now retired after 17 years as an academic, he is a published author of 44 books on history. Submarines is a sobering yet compelling account of the evolution of the modern fighting submarine, from its debut in 1914 to the 1980s and what could yet turn out to be the eve of World War III. Battleships and Battlecruisers tells the story of the armour-plated giants in which sea power was measured in the 'big-gun' era, before the rise to dominance of the aircraft-carrier in the Second World War. In Aircraft Carriers, the author presents a compelling study that traces the full story of the aircraft carrier, beginning with the floatplane and deck-landing pioneers of the First World War. He examines the conversion of battleships to carriers in the 1920s and the evolution of the carrier task force as a far more powerful successor to the traditional battle fleet--as shatteringly demonstrated at Taranto in November 1940 and at Pearl Harbor in 1941. More
New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2002. Revised Edition, First Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. 384 pages. [Cover states "Warships", but half-title and title page state "Warship". Black mark on bottom edge. All New Color Edition. Illustrations (some in color). Technical Data. Contains Foreword, About this Book, Composite Warship, Types of Warship Masts, and Composite Submarine. Contains chapters on Aircraft Carriers; Cruisers; Destroyers; Frigates; Corvettes; Patrol Forces; Amphibious Forces; Mine Warfare Forces; and Submarines. Also contains Glossary and Index. This Recognition Guide includes photographs (new largely in color); Recognition Features; Technical Data; Detailed Line Diagrams; Weapons Systems and Radars; and an easier to use format. Robert Hutchinson was the Defense Correspondence of the Press Association, the UK national news agency, from 1977 to 1983, before joining Jane's as one of the founding team that launched the world renowned Jane's Defense Weekly in 1984. Three years later he became Publishing Director of Jane's Information Group, responsible for the company's magazines, yearbooks, subscription products and electronic data. More
London: Lorenz Books (an imprint of Anness Publishing, Ltd.), 2007. Presumed First printing this edition. Hardcover. The format is approximately 9.25 inches by 12 inches. 256 pages. Decorative covers. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (many in color). No dust jacket present. This is a heave and oversize item and if shipped outside of the United States would require additional shipping charges. A comprehensive country by country visual directory of all the major aircraft carriers, with an informative and expert text describing the construction, appearance, function and history. This presents The History of Aircraft Carriers followed by a Directory of Aircraft Carriers. It contains a Glossary, Key to Flags, and an Index. Bernard Ireland (died 2019) was a British naval engineer, editor of Jane's and writer on naval matters. Ireland was educated at the Royal Dockyard School, Portsmouth, and the University of Southampton. Ireland worked for the Defence Research Agency in ship research. Bernard Ireland has spent his career at the British Admiralty in the field of hydrodynamic research and ship design. He wrote or co-authored 47 books, as well as contributing to journals and partworks on subjects related to ships and naval campaigns. He was the author of Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century, Jane's Naval History of World War Two, Warfare in the Age of Sail, War at Sea 1914-45, Navies of the West, The Battle of the Atlantic, Warships of the World: Major Classes, History of Ships and War in the Mediterranean, in addition to may other titles. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. First Edition. Third Printing. 29 cm, 147, illus., index, DJ edges worn and small tears. More
Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1982. First Printing [Stated]. Leatherette. 176 pages. Color endpapers. Map. Illustrations (some with color). Bibliography. Index. Decorative front cover. This is one of The Epic of Flight series, edited by Jim Hicks. Traces United States aerial operations in World War II and recounts the training and combat experiences of pilots and flight crews. Edward Jablonski (March 1, 1922 – February 10, 2004) was the author of several biographies on American cultural personalities, such as George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Alan Jay Lerner, and Irving Berlin, as well as books on aviation history. He served in the United States Army Field Artillery in New Guinea during World War II. For his actions in New Guinea, he was awarded the Silver Star. After leaving the army, he attended college in Bay City as a pre-journalism major. He continued his studies at the New School for Social Research, receiving his bachelor's in 1950. He also completed postgraduate work in anthropology at Columbia. While working for the March of Dimes charity in New York, Jablonski wrote articles and music reviews for a number of small magazines as well as liner notes for albums; this was the beginning of a fifty-year freelance career. More
London: Studio, 1997. Reprint edition, 1997 second printing of 1990 reprint. Hardcover. 320 pages. Foreword by Captain John Moore, RN. Format is approximately 10.25 by 12.75 inches. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. This work is drawn primarily from the Jane's 1919 edition, augmented with material from the 1914 edition. This is a comprehensive encyclopedia with over 1000 illustrations. More
London: Studio Editions, 1991. Reprint edition, 1997 second printing of 1989 reprint. Hardcover. 320 pages. Foreword by Anthony Preston. Format is approximately 10.25 by 12.75 inches. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. This work is drawn primarily from the Jane's 1919 edition, augmented with material from the 1914 edition. This is a comprehensive encyclopedia with over 1000 illustrations and a review of 39 navies. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. Second Printing. Quarto, 174, illus. (some in color), maps, discoloration ins fr bd & flylf, soiling ins rear flylf, pencil inscript ins fr flylf, bds scuff. More
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1945. Quarto, 174, wraps, illus. (some in color), maps, covers and spine quite worn, large tear at front hinge, some pages darkened. More
New York: Cornell Maritime Press, 1944. First? Printing. 26 cm, 1038, illus., glossary, index, some wear and soiling to boards, edges soiled, some foxing. More
Greenwich, CT: Brompton, 1990. Third Printing. 192, glossary, index, some edge wear. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1948]. Revised Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 704, illus., maps, index, front board weak/reglued. Foreword by Chester W. Nimitz. Introduction by William L. Rodgers. More