9780948817564 - Torpedo Leader (Grub Street Aviation Classics) von Gibbs, Patrick (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. N/A (illustrator). 1992. Grub Street, London, 1992. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Fine, as new, unread. A very clean copy. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #006299. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. N/A (illustrator). 1992. Grub Street, London, 1992. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very Good, Clean text, very minor shelf wear. Price clipped. Bookseller Inventory #003781. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Zustand: Good. Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.

Half-Leather. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 206 pages, 600g. Blue cloth boards MINT in a MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The author own account of his life including his part as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in 1942.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Very slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. The manuscript for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significaantely his triumohs and disasters as Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of `1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the ineevitable losses, Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, 'there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein'. 206 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. 158 x 240 x 23mm. A very clean copy with no major signs of wear to book or jacket. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Outer page edges dusty and marked. Wrapper edge creased. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

206 S., Opbd. mit Su., Abb., gut. 35 Sprache: Englisch.

206 S., Opbd. mit Su., Abb., gut. 35 Sprache: Englisch.