1995, ISBN: 9781854092410

London: Arthur Barker Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial… Mehr…

London: Arthur Barker Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is not price-clipped. Some negligible tanning to the page-edges with negligible edgwear to the dustjacket and a pink top page-edge that has light foxing. No Inscriptions or Marks. (x) + 336pp. Illustrated in b/w with b/w maps. Two Appendices; Notes and Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index. Apart from the light tanning, etc, as noted above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Fine' copy. " Written with crisp authority, in a tense, documentary style it presents an unforgettable picture of the battles, the ships, and the fighting men whose blood reddened the seven seas through more than four flaming years of the Great War". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall ., Arthur Barker Limited, 1965, 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial (WWI naval gunbattle action) illustrated upper wrap with 3 b/w contemporary photographs/illus naval ships to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also.Publisher's clean, unblemished blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blockeded gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp (paginated) includes half-title +title pages,contents list,an introduction,18 chapters,18 b/w schematic gun actions maps,16pp b/w contemporary photographs of ships+actions between pp96/7,a bibliography and an index. Since a simple cannon was first mounted on sailing ships and the warship was thus born,it has had but one principle resolve: to engage and destroy the enemy in action.In the early examples of sea warfare the guns were fixed and hence only by manoeuvering the ship itself could they be aimed,and so after much aligning of fleets alongside each other the power and weight of the all important first broadside was truly decisive.Despite the huge advances in gun design,mounting,loading and aiming that accompanied the evolution of the warship,this single factor in naval warfare remained relevant throughout.Even in the final warship against warship encounters in late WW2 after the gun had been eclipsed by naval air power,the commander who first fired the heaviest and most accurate salvo immediately influenced the odds in his favour. This then is the theme of this new study - the hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all important,and where salvo after salvo were fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions.Writing with years of experience of sea life,Bernard Edwards vividly recounts a varied selection of truly classic warship gun actions,emphasising the often sudden change from routine sailing to devastating and potentially lethal combat with an almost unseen enemy. Specific actions include: One of the earliest naval gun battles between ironclads at the Yalu River in 1894,celebrated battle honour epics such as the Falkland Islands in 1914 and Cape Matapan in 1941,night encounters in the Pacific and the bust English Channel,confused and fickle battles such as Dogger Bank and Heligoland Bight in 1914,lone duels to the death on the high seas such as Carmania and Cap Trafalgar in 1914 and Stephen Hopkins and Stier in 1942.Edwards skilfully sets the scene for each action,explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the stirring and dramatic story of each actual clash. Throughout all accounts too there is the recognition that the warship against warship gun battle,while now part of naval history,was a unique experience that often epitomised the most splendid traditions of navies and courage in the face of the enemy.This fascinating collection of epic sea battles and warship stories will both enthrall and entertain all with an interest in warships and maritime history. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk , because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.ARMS & ARMOUR PRESS,1995., 5<

1995, ISBN: 9781854092410

Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2002. The story of how a loyal and strategically important British colony was handed to Germany in exchange for Zanzibar in 1890; a move much regretted through … Mehr…

Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2002. The story of how a loyal and strategically important British colony was handed to Germany in exchange for Zanzibar in 1890; a move much regretted through both World Wars. Post-war attempts to continue to use the island as a firing range were averted by its eventual recolonisation. 334 pages + xvi prelims. 18 b/w photographs and several maps through the text. Black boards in jacket. Condition: The jacket's spine surface colour has faded a little. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 22.5 cm x 15 Cm., Sutton Publishing, 2002, 3.75, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial (WWI naval gunbattle action) illustrated upper wrap with 3 b/w contemporary photographs/illus naval ships to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also.Publisher's clean, unblemished blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blockeded gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp (paginated) includes half-title +title pages,contents list,an introduction,18 chapters,18 b/w schematic gun actions maps,16pp b/w contemporary photographs of ships+actions between pp96/7,a bibliography and an index. Since a simple cannon was first mounted on sailing ships and the warship was thus born,it has had but one principle resolve: to engage and destroy the enemy in action.In the early examples of sea warfare the guns were fixed and hence only by manoeuvering the ship itself could they be aimed,and so after much aligning of fleets alongside each other the power and weight of the all important first broadside was truly decisive.Despite the huge advances in gun design,mounting,loading and aiming that accompanied the evolution of the warship,this single factor in naval warfare remained relevant throughout.Even in the final warship against warship encounters in late WW2 after the gun had been eclipsed by naval air power,the commander who first fired the heaviest and most accurate salvo immediately influenced the odds in his favour. This then is the theme of this new study - the hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all important,and where salvo after salvo were fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions.Writing with years of experience of sea life,Bernard Edwards vividly recounts a varied selection of truly classic warship gun actions,emphasising the often sudden change from routine sailing to devastating and potentially lethal combat with an almost unseen enemy. Specific actions include: One of the earliest naval gun battles between ironclads at the Yalu River in 1894,celebrated battle honour epics such as the Falkland Islands in 1914 and Cape Matapan in 1941,night encounters in the Pacific and the bust English Channel,confused and fickle battles such as Dogger Bank and Heligoland Bight in 1914,lone duels to the death on the high seas such as Carmania and Cap Trafalgar in 1914 and Stephen Hopkins and Stier in 1942.Edwards skilfully sets the scene for each action,explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the stirring and dramatic story of each actual clash. Throughout all accounts too there is the recognition that the warship against warship gun battle,while now part of naval history,was a unique experience that often epitomised the most splendid traditions of navies and courage in the face of the enemy.This fascinating collection of epic sea battles and warship stories will both enthrall and entertain all with an interest in warships and maritime history. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk , because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.ARMS & ARMOUR PRESS,1995., 5<

1995, ISBN: 9781854092410

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial (WWI naval gunbattle action) illustrated upper wrap with 3 b/w c… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial (WWI naval gunbattle action) illustrated upper wrap with 3 b/w contemporary photographs/illus naval ships to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean also.Publisher's clean, unblemished blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blockeded gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp (paginated) includes half-title +title pages,contents list,an introduction,18 chapters,18 b/w schematic gun actions maps,16pp b/w contemporary photographs of ships+actions between pp96/7,a bibliography and an index. Since a simple cannon was first mounted on sailing ships and the warship was thus born,it has had but one principle resolve: to engage and destroy the enemy in action.In the early examples of sea warfare the guns were fixed and hence only by manoeuvering the ship itself could they be aimed,and so after much aligning of fleets alongside each other the power and weight of the all important first broadside was truly decisive.Despite the huge advances in gun design,mounting,loading and aiming that accompanied the evolution of the warship,this single factor in naval warfare remained relevant throughout.Even in the final warship against warship encounters in late WW2 after the gun had been eclipsed by naval air power,the commander who first fired the heaviest and most accurate salvo immediately influenced the odds in his favour. This then is the theme of this new study - the hard-fought ship-to-ship battles where the gun was all important,and where salvo after salvo were fired by the protagonists at all ranges from maximum elevation and distance to virtual open sights point-blank actions.Writing with years of experience of sea life,Bernard Edwards vividly recounts a varied selection of truly classic warship gun actions,emphasising the often sudden change from routine sailing to devastating and potentially lethal combat with an almost unseen enemy. Specific actions include: One of the earliest naval gun battles between ironclads at the Yalu River in 1894,celebrated battle honour epics such as the Falkland Islands in 1914 and Cape Matapan in 1941,night encounters in the Pacific and the bust English Channel,confused and fickle battles such as Dogger Bank and Heligoland Bight in 1914,lone duels to the death on the high seas such as Carmania and Cap Trafalgar in 1914 and Stephen Hopkins and Stier in 1942.Edwards skilfully sets the scene for each action,explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the stirring and dramatic story of each actual clash. Throughout all accounts too there is the recognition that the warship against warship gun battle,while now part of naval history,was a unique experience that often epitomised the most splendid traditions of navies and courage in the face of the enemy.This fascinating collection of epic sea battles and warship stories will both enthrall and entertain all with an interest in warships and maritime history. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk , because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.ARMS & ARMOUR PRESS,1995., 5<

1999, ISBN: 1854092413

[EAN: 9781854092410], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Arms and Armour Press], HISTORICAL BOOKS (ARMS AND ARMOUR PRESS), Arms and Armour Press Historical Books (Arms and Armour Press) Salvo… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781854092410], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Arms and Armour Press], HISTORICAL BOOKS (ARMS AND ARMOUR PRESS), Arms and Armour Press Historical Books (Arms and Armour Press) Salvo! - Classic Naval Gun Actions (VG) (dust jacket Fair)Manufacturer: Arms and Armour PressProduct Line: Historical Books (Arms and Armour Press)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1995Author: Bernard EdwardsPage Count: 192Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG - dust jacket Fair. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:Classic fights on the high seas! No matter how much warship technology has advanced, one thing remains the same: the commander who fires the first, most accurate salvo immediately has the odds in his favor. Among the hard-fought, ship-to-ship gun battles here are: a very early naval struggle at the Yalu River in 1894; epic fights at the Falklands in 1914; night encounters in the Pacific; duels to the death on the Carmania and Cap Trafalgar in 1914; and more., Books<