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U. S. Naval Institute [1960], 0000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy of the first American edition in jacket (jacket has nicks and wear to edges). 480pp. Illustrated by B/w photos.

Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1966. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x6x1. Second printing. No jacket. Spine lightly faded, blind stamp on front free endpaper. 1966 Hard Cover. 480 pp. The lack of an Imperial fortress in the region of Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean was always to be a weakness throughout the nineteenth century as the former North American colonies that had become the United States of America had multiplied towards the Pacific coast of North America, and the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire both had ports on the Pacific and had begun building large, modern fleets which went to war with each other in 1905. Britain reliance on Malta, via the Suez Canal, as the nearest Imperial fortress was improved (relying on amity and common interests that developed between Britain and the United States during and after the First World War), by the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914), allowing the cruisers based in Bermuda to more easily and rapidly reach… Leer más

Navy Records Society, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Volume 1. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

William Kimber. Dust jacket is covered with mylar jacket protector. . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1955.

U.S. Naval Institute. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover.

Battery Press, 1994. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap copy of the First Edition Thus, a reprint of the original edition, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Dark green cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering over black cloth label at front cover and spine. From the publisher's blurb, "Captain Roskill has long been recognised as the leading authority on the Royal Navy's part in the Second World War. His Official History (originally published for the HMSO) is unlikely ever to be superseded. His narrative is highly readable, and the analysis is clear. Roskill describes sea battles, convoy actions and the contribution made by technology in the shape of ASDIC and Radar. Contents: Chronological Summary of Principal Events - Prelude to 'Neptune' - The Assault on Normandy 6th June-3rd July 1944 - The Mediterranean Campaigns 1st June-31st December 1944 - Coastal Warfare 4th… Leer más

Hardcover. Very good. Her Majestey's Stationary Office, 1961, 502 pages, hardcover in a edge worn dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear to book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Volume one is fourth impression, volume two is first edition, volume three (part one only) second impression. Three volume set, lacking Part II of the Volume three. Faint foxing on pages, modest edgewear, corners lightly bumped, very good in a very good dustwrappers with volumes one and three price-clipped, spines tanned with light stains, short tears on spine ends.