Blackley andrew (7 Ergebnisse)
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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- Hardcover
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Verlag: Perrotin, 2020
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Hardcover, linen-bound, foil stamping on cover, spine, and back with de-bossing. Tipped-in photo on cover. 20.3 x 25.4 cm / 8 x 10 inches. Text in English. Near fine+, with very light rubbing to cover. John Henderson: From Model to Modal serves as a comprehensive index following the last decade of…John Henderson's career and interest in bridging two seemingly irreconcilable pursuits; gestural expressionism and industrial production.
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This first biography of Adm. Raymond A. Spruance in over fifty years offers a compelling portrait of the quiet strategist behind key U.S. victories in the Pacific War. Drawing on rich archival material, it highlights Spruance's sharp intellect, decisive leadership, and lasting influence on naval war…fare from World War II to the Cold War.Wielding the Trident is the first biography of Adm. Raymond A. Spruance in more than fifty years, offering a fresh look at one of the most brilliant naval commanders of the Pacific War. Drawing on extensive archival research, original sources, and recent scholarship, author Andrew K. Blackley brings the admiral's extraordinary career to vivid life. The trident, central to the U.S. Naval Academy's motto, Ex Scientia Tridens (From Knowledge, Seapower), symbolizes Spruance's unparalleled intelligence and command of naval power.Admiral Spruance was a consummate thinker and strategist, wielding the trident of naval airpower, warships, and amphibious forces with unmatched skill. Known as the 'electric brain' for his sharp intellect, Spruance was hailed as the victor of the Battle of Midway and led the Fifth Fleet to decisive victories in the Marshall Islands, Marianas, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa-campaigns that paved the way for Japan's defeat. His philosophy of warfighting- 'violent, overwhelming force, swiftly applied'-ensured that the Japanese never vanquished him.Spruance's approach to command was methodical and calculated. While others saw gambling as a necessary trait for a commander, he took risks only when the odds were heavily in his favor, stacking them through careful planning and analysis. Despite his monumental achievements, the admiral shunned fame, finding satisfaction in knowing he had done his best to secure victory. This sense of humility has left his legacy overshadowed by contemporaries like Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Adm. William F. Halsey Jr. In this biography, Andrew Blackley shifts the spotlight back to Spruance, showcasing hisdecisive impact on the Pacific War.Blackley provides more than a World War II narrative centered on an important naval leader and his key campaigns. He offers insight into Spruance's life before the war as he climbed the 'fleet ladder' and served multiple tours at the Naval War College. While there, Spruance focused his keen analytic mind on the problems of naval strategy for a war against Japan in the Pacific. Following the war, Spruance transitioned to president of the Naval War College, where he initiated studies that gleaned insights from World War II and established conceptual thinking about a war at sea against an emerging competitor-the Soviet Union.
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Weitere BilderTHE TRUE STORY BOOK
Lang, Andrew; Bogle, L.; Davis, Lucien; Ford, H.J.; Kerr, C.H.M.; Speed, Lancelot; [Kendall, May]; [Lang, Leonora Blanche Alleyne]; [Miss Blackley]; [Mrs. McCunn]; [Miss Alleyne]; [Miss C.A. Hutton]
Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1894
- Hardcover
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Near fine. Third edition of this collection of adventure stories, translated and adapted for children by a variety of primarily women authors, selected by Andrew Lang. These true tales of adventure include Casanova's escape from the Doge's palace, Leif Erikson's voyage to North America, and Cervantes's escape from corsa…irs. Typical for Lang's edited collections, the work to adapt and translate these stories has primarily been accomplished by women with whom he worked, duly credited in the preface, though not the title page. This is a gorgeous copy of a title highly sought for its pictorial cloth binding. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original blue pictorial cloth elaborately stamped in gilt. All edges gilt, black coated endpapers. Illustrated in black and white throughout by various artists, including tissue-guarded frontispiece by H.J. Ford. One page of ads at rear. xvi, 337, [3] pages. Faint evidence of erasure mark on front fly leaf; ink gift inscription dated "Christmas 1897" to recto of frontispiece. Only a bit of edgewear.
