Resultados de búsqueda: Q-Ships and Their Story de E Keble Chatterton

London, England: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1922. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression,1923. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in blue cloth w/ gold titles. Very Good/No DJ. Cloth rubbed and stained, stained top margin first 9 pages, foxed throughout; square, binding firm, interior o/w clean and unmarked. viii, 276pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos on glossy paper.

Endeavour Press Ltd, 2016. Paperback. Good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear, a small crease in upper right front and left rear, and a moderate crease in lower left rear. Reprint.

xi,276pp. Illustrated with photographic plates and diagrams within the text.. Name & address on front paste. The story of an important aspect of the naval war in WW! where the Q-ship service proved to be a vital part of the war against the German submarine threat. Q-ships were heavily armed converted merchant vessels with concealed weaponry operated by the Royal Navy. They were designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks, at which point the Royal Ensign would be raised and the exposed and vulnerable U-boat fired upon with deck guns. This volume contains eye-witness accounts of their succssful role, operations, decoys, battles and their commanders and crew. Author Chatterton was a former Naval Reserve Lieutenant-Commander.

Naval Institute Press, 1972. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. Black boards with gold lettering on the spine. Embossed private library stamp on the first page. Name and address stamped on the first page. The dust jacket has just a little shelfwear and is in new mylar.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History, Navy.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. 087021859X . (Annapolis): Naval Institute Press, (1972). First American Edition. 8vo. xi,276pp, Index. Black cloth, fine condition; dj near fine (slightly rubbed). 44 Illustrations, 16 Diagrams, Etc., in text. Author's first-hand account of Q-ship operations mostly off the coast of Ireland during World War I, where German submarines preyed upon shipping. ISBN 087021859X; Illustrated; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages .

Naval Institute Press, 1972. Hardcover. Good.

London.: Naval Institute Press., 1972.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

[London].: [Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd.] Scholar Select., [1922].. Facsimile edition.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Sidgwick and Jackson, 1922-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's navy cloth. xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Name to FEP, otherwise clean, unmarked pages.

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