Death in the Doldrums: U-Cruiser Actions Off West Africa de Edwards, Bernard, Capta - 2005

US Naval Institute Press, 2005-10. Hardcover. Good.

Anapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press Very, very moderate wear to book. Moderate shelf wear to dustjacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First American Edition. Hardcover. 1591142032 . Illus. , jacket now in a clear protector ; 200 pages .

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 200pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket is fresh and bright no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

Naval Inst Pr. very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2005.

Naval Institute Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First. Hardcover. 1591142032 .

Annapolis: The Naval Institute Press, 2014. Presumed first printing thus. Trade paperback. Very good. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches. [20], vii- xxiii,416, [10] pages. Footnotes. Maps. Index. Introduction by Barry Gough. Arthur Jacob Marder (8 March 1910 - 25 December 1980) was an American historian specializing in British naval history in the period 1880-1945. In 1941-42, he was a research analyst in the Office of Strategic Services, before becoming an associate professor of history at Hamilton College in 1943-44. In 1944, he was appointed associate professor at the University of Hawaii, where he remained for twenty years, becoming a full professor in 1951, then senior professor in 1958. In 1964, he was appointed professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, remaining there until he retired as professor emeritus in 1977. Arthur Marder's critically acclaimed five volume series, From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, represents one of the finest… Leer más

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition. An interesting history of Nazi Germany's large Type IX U-Cruisers, which operate with great success off West Africa during World War Two, sinking a great number of ships as well as forcing major naval dispositions on the Allies with attendant far-reaching political effects. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 200pp. A very nice, pristine copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 2005. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 200pp w bibliography and index. One unpaginated section of historical bw photographs. Black cloth w bold, crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Octavo. Originally published in Great Britain in 2005 by Pen & Sword Military, this is the first US edition.

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 200 pages; Description: viii, 200 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-195) and index. First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Pen and Sword Militar. Subjects: Kriegsmarine --World War, 1939-1945 --Naval operations --Submarine --Submarine warfare --Germany --History --20th century. Summary: At the outbreak of war in 1939 Admiral Doenitz initiated an ambitious building program of Type IX U-cruisers to give his U-boat fleet global reach. Initially the boats operated with considerable success against shipping off the East Coast of America and in the Caribbean, but their main impact was felt in the Gulf of Guinea during 1942 and 1943. Due to the closure of the Suez Canal, the Gulf was a vital part of the… Leer más