German White Book on Armed Merchantmen, with Facsimiles of the Secret Orders of the British Admiralty
n.p. n.p., c1915. 30, wraps, pamphlet bound in a stiff card, usual library markings. More
n.p. n.p., c1915. 30, wraps, pamphlet bound in a stiff card, usual library markings. More
4, Wonderfully bound in cloth with marble paper on the exterior. Title in gold lettering on a rectangular leather background. More
Chicago, IL: Museum of Science and Industry, 1981. Wraps. 32 p. Includes illustrations. Some illustrations in color. More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1939. Revised Edition, eighteenth impression [stated]. Hardcover. 560, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Maps. Diagrams. Index. Some institutional stamps. Label of previous owner inside front cover. Some cover wear and page soiling. Over time, Carroll S. Alden was Head of English, History and Government Departments at the Naval Academy. A survey of the history of the United States Navy, especially that of the last quarter of a century, will show that the study has its value, not only for thrilling-stories of heroism and devotion, but for an understanding of the forces shaping national progress. Thus, though it is peculiarly adapted to naval officers, it should have, in time, a real meaning for all students of American foreign relations. This book, in its original form, was written seventeen years ago to meet the needs of the Naval Academy. And now, to meet similar needs, it is continued to the present year. More
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 6.5 inches. xxxi, [1], 285, [1] pages. Contains chronological listing of submarine attacks; Bibliography; Appendix A on Submarine Minelaying Activities, and a Chronological Listing of Submarine Mineplants, and Appendix B containing information on Commanding Officers of U.S. Submarines with Attacks listed in the Data Tables, Commanding officers of British Submarines with Attacks listed in the Data Tables, and Commanding officers of Dutch Submarines with Attacks listed in the Data Tables. Also contains Bibliography and an Index. Commander John D. Alden, USN (ret.) is a retired U.S. Navy commander and World War II veteran, has written five books published by the Naval Institute Press and numerous articles for Proceedings and Naval History magazines and other journals. The primary objective of this compilation is to provide a side-by-side listing of data on U.S. submarine attacks and Japanese ship losses during World War II. More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1941. 270, endpaper maps, appendices, spine faded, some wear to top and bottom edges of spine. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1939. First Edition. Second Printing. 270, endpaper maps, appendices, bookplate inside front board, DJ worn: small tears, small pieces missing. More
Livorno, Italy: S. Beleforte & C., 1907. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. xix, 732 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, index. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1891. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvi, 15-553, [1] pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Small insect damage to fore-edge. Card and inscription pasted inside 2nd front flyleaf. Boards scuffed, some wear to spine edges. Daniel Ammen (May 15, 1820 ? July 11, 1898) was a U.S. naval officer during the American Civil War and the postbellum period, as well as a prolific author. In 1861? 62, he commanded the gunboat USS Seneca in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. His bravery was conspicuous in the Battle of Port Royal, November 7, 1861. Under Samuel F. Dupont's command, he took part in all the operations on the coasts of Georgia and Florida. In the engagements with Fort McAllister, March 3, 1863, and with Fort Sumter, April 7, 1863, he commanded the monitor USS Patapsco. He was commissioned captain of the USS Mohican July 26, 1866. His publications include The Atlantic Coast in The Navy in the Civil War Series; Recollections of Grant; and The Old Navy and the New. Officers of a Union monitor, probably USS Patapsco, photographed during the American Civil War. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1877, and was retired June 4, 1878. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1891. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvi, 15-553, [1] pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Ex-library with some of the usual library markings. Boards scuffed, some wear to spine edges. Daniel Ammen (May 15, 1820 ? July 11, 1898) was a U.S. naval officer during the American Civil War and the postbellum period, as well as a prolific author. In 1861? 62, he commanded the gunboat USS Seneca in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. His bravery was conspicuous in the Battle of Port Royal, November 7, 1861. Under Samuel F. Dupont's command, he took part in all the operations on the coasts of Georgia and Florida. In the engagements with Fort McAllister, March 3, 1863, and with Fort Sumter, April 7, 1863, he commanded the monitor USS Patapsco. He was commissioned captain of the USS Mohican July 26, 1866. His publications include The Atlantic Coast in The Navy in the Civil War Series; Recollections of Grant; and The Old Navy and the New. Officers of a Union monitor, probably USS Patapsco, photographed during the American Civil War. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1877, and was retired June 4, 1878. More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1915. Presumed First U.S. Edition, presumed first printing. Hardcover. xvi, 361, [3] pages. Occasional footnotes. Cover has some wear and soiling. Name and date in pencil on half-title page. Sir Ralph Norman Angell (26 December 1872 – 7 October 1967) was an English lecturer, journalist, author, and Member of Parliament. Angell was one of the principal founders of the Union of Democratic Control. He served on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, was an executive for the World Committee against War and Fascism,and a member of the executive committee of the League of Nations Union, He was knighted in 1931 and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933. He was born Ralph Norman Angell Lane, but adopted Angell as his sole surname. He attended the University of Geneva. In Geneva, Angell felt that Europe was "hopelessly entangled in insoluble problems". He took the bold decision to emigrate to the West Coast of the United States, where he worked as a vine planter, a cowboy, a mail-carrier, a prospector, and then as a reporter for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and later the San Francisco Chronicle. He moved to Paris to work as a sub-editor on the English language Daily Messenger, and then as a staff contributor to the newspaper Éclair. He also acted as correspondent for some American newspapers. During 1905–12, he became the Paris editor for the Daily Mail. He joined the Labour Party in 1920 and was MP for Bradford North from 1929 to 1931. In 1931 he was knighted for his public service, and later in 1933 he was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize. More
New York: G. D. Doran Company, [c1919]. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 370 & 346, 2-vol. set, illus., fold-out maps, some pages uncut, usual library markings, top of spine torn, boards worn and soiled. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. Second Printing. 22 cm, 160, wraps, illus., plans. Introduction by Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., bookplate, covers quite worn and scuffed. Introduction by Barrie Pitt. More
New Haven, CT: H. F. Morse Associates, Inc., 1944. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. [16], 195, [1] pages. Illustrations. Addenda. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small hole in half-title page. Some page soiling and foxing. Front board weak and restrengthened with glue. Some damp staining noted. Barnes was an officer in the USN and served some time as public information officer at the USN Submarine Base in New London. The writing reflects the public relations background. More
Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, 1979. Wraps. xvi, 173 p.; 23 cm. Notes. Selected Bibliography. More
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1999. First U.S. Edition [Stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 216 pages. Map Illustrations (mostly in color). Includes Acknowledgments, Preface. Also contains Appendix I: The Significance of U859's Secret Cargo, as well as Appendix 2: The Key Documents, and an Index. The author was a well-connected journalist who spent a large portion of his life as a British expatriate. He was a member of Britain's Voluntary Service Overseas. He was later Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Fiji and them Press and Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of Vanuatu. He later served as Press Secretary to the President of the Maldives before journeying into Arabia. On August 28, 1944, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, three torpedoes fired by German submariners aboard U-859 rammed an American merchant ship, the USS John Barry, which was caring Saudi silver riyals worth $80 million, and another $300 million in silver bullion. For 45 years the wreck lay inaccessible on the ocean floor, but in 1989, Sheikh Ahmed Farid al Aulaqi acquired salvage rights, and enlisted the help of the French International Maritime Institute and Jean Roux. Roux had led an expedition recovering artifacts from the Titanic, and now he and his team would develop the technology and the technique to permit an operation of deep-sea recovery never before deemed possible. More
New York: G. H. Doran Company, [c1918]. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 20 cm, 64, wraps, illus., covers worn, scuffed, and soiled, cover reglued to spine. Reprints official Admiralty narrative at the end. More
New York: Liveright Publishing Corp. [1944]. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 336, illus., pencil erasure & ink notation on front endpaper. Published under the pseudonym of Warren Armstrong. More
New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [14], 508, [6] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Chronology of the Career of Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., USN. Author's Research Note. Notes. Index. Inscribed by the author, Larry Berman, on the title page. Inscription reads: For my friend, Friend, Fred--with warm regards. Larry Berman. Larry Berman has written extensively on Vietnam War-related topics and has been featured on C-Span’s “Book TV”, the History Channel’s “Secrets of War”; “The Presidents: To The Best of My Ability”; Bill Moyers’ PBS series, “The Public Mind”; David McCullough’s American Experience series, “Vietnam: A Television History;” and Marvin Kalb’s retrospective on Vietnam. He is a co-recipient of the Richard E. Neustadt Award, given annually for the best book published during the year on the American Presidency. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1975. Book Club Edition. 1055 total, 2 vols., illus., maps, appendices, sources, index, bd corners worn, DJ spines spotted & discolored: sm tears, sm pcs missing. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1975. First/Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. 1072, boxed book, illus., maps, appendices, sources, index, p. 1035 quite wrinkled, a few pages creased, box edges worn. Bookplate inside front board. Clay Blair Jr. (May 1, 1925 – December 16, 1998) was an American journalist and author, best known for his books on military history. He served on the fleet submarine Guardfish (SS-217) in World War II and later became editor-in-chief of The Saturday Evening Post. He assisted General Omar Bradley in the writing of his autobiography, A General's Life. Blair wrote two dozen history books and hundreds of magazine articles. His last book was Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted, 1942–1945, which followed Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939–1942. Blair's history of the Korean War The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950–1953 is considered one of the definitive historical works on the war. Blair wrote Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan, considered the definitive work on the Pacific submarine war. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1975. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. 1072 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Sources. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Clay Blair Jr. (May 1, 1925 – December 16, 1998) was an American journalist and author, best known for his books on military history. He served on the fleet submarine Guardfish (SS-217) in World War II and later became editor-in-chief of The Saturday Evening Post. He assisted General Omar Bradley in the writing of his autobiography, A General's Life. Blair wrote two dozen history books and hundreds of magazine articles. His last book was Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted, 1942–1945, which followed Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939–1942. Blair's history of the Korean War The Forgotten War: America in Korea, 1950–1953 is considered one of the definitive historical works on the war. Blair wrote Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan, considered the definitive work on the Pacific submarine war. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1949. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 331, illus., index, DJ worn, soiled, and torn, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xi, 339 p. : front., plates; 20 cm. More