Retired commander (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Price-clipped Else Near Fine. First Edition. 144 pages, copiously illustrated in black and white. The first of what was expected to be (but apparently wasn't) an annual digest, taking an intimate and world-wide look into the lives of submariners past and present, with a glimpse of the future.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SKYWARD COMMANDER RICHARD E. BYRD 1928 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING VERY GOOD. I feel privileged to be able to offer this iconic book of bravery and heroism, especially in the First Edition/First Printing. Please find: Skyward, by Commander Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Navy (Retired). The subtitle reads: Man s mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of America s leading air explorer. His life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air. This medium-sized hard cover book (6 x 8 ¾ inches, 359 pages) was published by G. P. Putnam s Sons of New York, dated 1928. There is a note on the copyright page which says: This copy is from the first printing of Skyward and will be the only printing to contain the photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author. The book is bound in sky blue cloth covers with bold gilt titles on the cover and spine. The book is well illustrated with 48 b&w photographs, typically one to a page on glossy paper and each with its explanatory caption. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The hard covers are bright and very presentable, particularly the gilt titles but there has been some minor rubbing to the edges and light bumping to the corners and spine tips. Inside, the book is unmarked except for a neat bookplate of a former owner on the front endpaper. The interior pages and plates are clean and bright throughout, without toning and certainly no foxing. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 214 pages. 6.00x0.43x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 272 pages. Text tanned 'Security Without Nuclear Deterrence' is the latest book by Commander Robert Green, Royal Navy (Retired), a former operator of British nuclear weapons and th e first ex-British Navy Commander with nuclear weapon experience to speak out ag ainst them. The book is a carefully researched and documented critique which exp oses the contradictions and fallacies of nuclear deterrence, and concludes that nuclear weapons undermine rather than enhance security. Positioning nuclear disa rmament as a security-building process, Commander Green offers alternative route s to co-operative security without nuclear weapons, based on more humane, lawful and safer strategies to deter aggression. The arguments he raises are critical if there is to be any serious prospect of eliminating nuclear weapons. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 214 pages. 6.00x0.43x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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HC. 231 pp., Illustrations Second, revised edition, illustr. with drawings and photographs. With Prefaces to firs and second edition. From the Contents: There Were Giants in Those Days, Three Strange Sounds,Old Parr, and Others, The Landfall of Columbus, The "Victoria" Tragedy, The Last of the Alchemists, etc. Red cloth over board.m Laid in is a Trans-Canada Air Lines 'Captain's Bulletin' for a flight from Prestwick to Gander and Dorval, 5-2-47, with Position etc. Very good, clean copy, spine sunned.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [16], 280 pages. Errata slip. Frontis. Includes Preface, Index and Errata; Also contains chapters on Submarines and Battlefleets; Submarines and Convoys; Finding and Sinking Submarines; Submarines as Carriers; Submarine Penetration into Harbors; The Riddle of Submarine Artillery; Submarine Tactical Lessons and Naval Staff; Blocking Submarine Development; and Personalities--Policies--Progress. Also contains an Appendix on Submarine Lessons in Norwegian Campaign; Submarines in German Air-Military Operations; Submarines and Concrete Towers; and Submarines and Continental Blockade. Also includes 17 black and white photographs of ships and sailors. Bookplate of John Lyman inside the front cover. Dr. Lyman was professor emeritus of environmental chemistry at the University of North Carolina. He served in the Navy in World War II. He began his career in Washington in 1946, when he became director of oceanography for the Navy Hydrographic Office. He later became director of oceanography at the National Science Foundation and then chief adviser for oceanographic research at the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. The John Lyman Book Awards are given annually by the North American Society for Oceanic History to recognize excellence in books making a major contribution to the study and understanding of maritime and naval history. The awards are given in 6 categories: Canadian naval and maritime history; U.S. naval history; U.S. maritime history; History of maritime science and technology; Maritime biography and autobiography; and Maritime reference works. Colin Mayers was an ex-Royal Navy submarine commander, After leaving the Royal Navy he was employed by Vickers. In 1926 he was found to be in contact with the Japanese who were apparently paying him for services rendered. An investigation was mounted and he was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act 1911 after naval submarine plans, which he had retained after leaving the Navy, were found at his home. Mayers was bound over after some of the charges were withdrawn at his trial in 1927. Although the prosecution failed, Mayers was convicted on the minor infringement of retaining documents and given a suspended sentence, but the case confirmed official suspicions of Japanese clandestine objectives. Lieut.-Commander Mayers had also been a Senior Instructional Officer of the British Submarine School. The author asserts that in the history of fighting ships, the submarine is comparatively still very young. Correctly developed and employed, she may profoundly affect the outcome of World War 2, or the outcome of wars of the future. The author wrote that "In order then that those interested in naval affairs may have as clear a picture as possible of the submarine situation, I have given, in non-technical language, an historical account of the various events which have interfered with the free fighting development of this type of naval vessel, and I have called attention to the important changes now looming up on the horizon. In the history of fighting ships the submarine is comparatively still very young. Correctly developed and employed she may profoundly affect the outcome of this war, should it be one of long duration, or the outcome of wars of the future should unwise peace arrangements again become the breeding ground for armed strife.".…