Kenneth PoolmanMareMagnum
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No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with small nick to upper front corner and very minor traces of storage. 216pp. A fascinating account of the days of HMS Vindex at war, a converted cargo/passenger liner dragged into service due to the lack of purpose-built aircraft carriers.
in-12 (19x14), 316 pp., photos N&B, broché, jaquette illustrée. Bel exemplaire (quelques cachets). [TX-24]
in-12, 430 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, broche, couv., jaq. ill. Bel exemplaire. [HI-3*]
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 52 black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Great full-page photo of a 3.7" anti-aircraft gun with crew; Two big liners go down - photos of the Arandora Star and the Champlain; Excellent series of three aerial photos showing the underwater path of a u-boat until it is bombed and sinks; 6 enemy planes brought down on July 3rd - two photos; Illustrated text of statement in Parliament about the French Fleet by Winston Churchill; Great photo of the largest submarine in the world - the French Surcouf in a a British port; Photo of France's aircraft-carrier Bearn; Illustration of the Richelieu being put out of service at Dakar; Interesting centerfold illustration shows the dozens of French vessels which Hitler lost; Daylight aerial bombing photos over Ypenburg Aerodrome, the rail marshalling yards at Hamm, and the port of Tobruk; Photos of first Italian prisoners of war; Wonderful full-page photo of Lieut. W.D.A. King, commander of the submarine Snapper atop his conning tower; The King inspects Australian and Anzac troops; Illustrated text of "Waiting for Zero Hour', as broadcast by G.R. Attlee; Photos of the Regimental badges of the British Army; Photos of Australians assembling American Lockheed Hudson bombers; A Commentary on the war this week; New Zealanders on guard in Egypt; Wonderful full-page photo of many huge naval gun barrels in a British shop; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of RAF rescue launch; A column of Italian POWs is marched into Cairo; Egypt's President Hassan Sabry Pasha dies; Reinforcement reach the western desert; Photo of Sayed Idris el Senussi, leader of free Libyans, meeting Libyans pressed into service by Italy; Illustrated text of broadcast by H.V. Hodson entitled "Our Position in the Middle East"; Illustration by Roland Davies shows the RAF bombing the Italian base at Durazzo; Five photos of major bomb damage in London; Photos of Italian vessels damaged by the RAF; Downed German planes in England; Super aerial photos of the destruction caused to Italy's navy in Taranto's inner harbour; Centerfold illustration by S. Drigin shows how Italy's battle fleet was mutilated at Taranto; Nice photos of a Fairey Fulmar and a Fairey Albacore; Full-page photo of a Fairey Swordfish flying over H.M.S. Aircraft-Carrier Eagle; Photos of the vigil along England's coast; Their majesties meet their countrymen; Illustrated article entitled "Canadian Arms and Men - an arsenal with a background of farms - Air training for the empire - with photo of Iceland's Canadian garrison in armoured Bren gun carriers; Photo at Camp Borden showing men of the RCAF marching past a line of Yale intermediate training planes; Reproduction of a German propaganda painting by Richard Hess showing a bomber over England; Indian troops in England; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of the Royal Navy maintaining its constant watch; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
96 pages. Features: Bats Fly Too - 'Bats' Trevor came within an Ace of Death before a flaming raider in the NIght Skies of London showed that Bats fly best at night; Battlefleet in Blue - A short moment of intense fright upon an Aircraft-Carrier; The Colonel Remembers - A Dramatic Story of Warfare in the Desert; Thunderbirds Fly Fast - Dick Reynolds was almost the Perfect Pilot of the Canadian North; The Gas Cow - Down from the clouds above the western front fell a strange derelect of the skies; Behind the Lines - An R.F.C. Officer experiences the Dark Labyringhts of Espionage; and more. Above-average wear. Small doodle upon front cover else unmarked. Binding intact. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of "Silent Telephony on the Battlefront" - showing one of our troops in Tunisia using throat microphones and "silent speech" transmitters to report to base from under the noses of the enemy; Scenes during the Eighth Army's Advance into Tripolitania - includes photos of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines removed from the airfield at Marble Arch; Dramatic two-page illustration of the damaged Stirling bomber piloted by Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton about to plunge into the Channel - how he won the Victoria Cross (V.C.) - Devotion "Unsurpassed in the annals of the Royal Air Force"; The Great World War - Lessons from Papua - article by Cyril Falls; Rabaul - Main Japanese Base in New Guinea Area Campaign - three illustrations and two photos; The German Retreat Across the Snow - Dramatic Views of Hitler's Sorry Army - Russians Close on Their Heels - 13 photos; How a "Liberty" Freighter was built in less than five days - Henry J. Kaiser's shipyards built the "Robert E. Peary" using pre-fabricated sections; Photos of personalities and events of the week - including Von Ribbentrop welcoming Laval to Berlin, Lloyd George at age 80, and a ceremony in London honouring American airman Sec. Lieut. Johnson; Pictures Behind the News - photo of the new Lockheed Constellation on its maiden voyage, aerial photo of now free Leningrad; A Japanese Bomber's Suicide Dive on the U.S. Aircraft-Carrier "Hornet" - dramatic photos; Centerfold illustration of Captain Robert Sherbrooke, V.C. in H.M.S. "Onslow," Challenging Superior Naval Forces of North Cape; Photos of enemy bombers down over London; Scenes in Malta's War Headquarters; Illustration of Flak over London; Three dramatic photos show Squadron Leader T.M. Bulloch settle the fate of a U-boat; Two-page illustrated map indicates the vast economic development of French Africa - roads and communications from Algeria to Congo; The Trans-African Air Route - a six-thousand miles daily flight over virgin forests and desert tracts - three great photos; The Rivals of Rubber - article by E.S. Grew; Nice colour-illustrated ad for Johnnie Walker on back cover; Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
Pages 197-224 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of North African sand storm; Two photos of H.M. aircraft-carrier "Formidable" at sea; Two pages of photos of American bomber crews training in Britain; Two pages of photos of Caucasus landmarks; Five photos from the El Alamein front; Page of photos of the "Do.217e" Bomber and its tail-brake controls - diving speed to 500 mph; Photos of Churchill in Cairo, Moscow (with Stalin and Molotov), and the Alamein area with Aussie troops; Five photos of the Solomon Islands - now mainly taken from Japan by U.S. Forces; Centrefold artist's rendering of the new Waterloo Bridge as it will appear when completed; Photos of personalities of the week include E.N. Syfret, Sir W. Welsh, Air Marshal P. Babington, Dr. A.P. Newton, Capt. C. Bain-Marais, Canadian air chiefs Breadner, Power and Edwards in London; Princess Margaret, A.C.G. Mars, Harold Drew, Admiral Vian, Sir George Philip Langton, Vincent Harris, Lord Loch, and G. Kingsley Sheils; Page of photos of the Shah of Iran with Queen Fawzieh and baby princess Chahnaz; Photos of Polish submarine "Sokol" returning home after daring Mediterranean exploits; Illustration of blitzed Guildhall in York with charred timbers still standing; Photos of H.M.S. "Manchester" and "Eaglle", both of which are now sunk; Photos of the U.S. Mustang aircraft and the Lancaster bomber under construction; Photo of Aussie female 'picketers' greeting U.S. soldiers with signs warning them not to reveal troop movements with innocent talk; Seven excllent illustrations depict duties of a Merlin bomber crew of seven; Twelve excellent photos show the life of coal miners at a large Midland group of collieries; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photos of downed Italian fighter in the Western Desert, one of hundreds; Nice photo of Haile Selassie taking salute of Abyssinian troops; Illustrations of the Sicilian Straits - the vital channel in the Mediterranean War; Photos and illustrations of H.M.S. 'Illustrious' and 'Southampton', saviours of the convoy; Illustration of Luftwaffe attacking British aircraft-carrier; Six photos aboard a Sunderland flying boad - the eyes of the Fleet; Five photos of an R.A.F. Squadron co-operating with the Coastal Command; Three photos of British aircraft carrier being replenished with bombs; Two-pages of illustrations show the tactics and technique used by Stuka dive-bombers which attack Mediterranean convoys; Article on the Situation in the Balkans; Two aerial photos of bomb damage after R.A.F. attack on Wilhelmshaven; Six photos of downed enemy aircraft in Libya; Six photos of victors and vanquished in Bardia area; Two-page illustration of scene inside tank turret of the type used in Libya; Twenty photos document the capture by the Greeks of Argyrokastro; Photos of personalities of the week include A.G. MacDonell, A.A. Uthwatt, Margaret Lloyd George, Viscount Wakefield, Churchill in Glasgow with the Lord Provost of Glasgow and Harry Hopkins, Wendell Willkie, Ross Preston, James Bonar, and Captain J.G. Stuart; One-page photo of iron foundry work being performed aboard H.M.S. 'Forth'; Six boastful photos of Kassala before it was recaptured by the British; Four excellent photos of the H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt' (and part of her crew) which torpedoed an escorted Italian U-Boat; Photo of mass burial at Portsmouth; Photo of Roy Widdicombe and Robert Tapscoot who sailed 3000 miles to safety in 71 days; Photo of Bofors anti-aircraft guns being packed in Canada for the motherland; One-page illustration of Rear-Admiral considering order to Flag Lietutenant; Two-page illustration inside British mine-layer at work; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
Pages 593-620. Features: Photo of Marshal Timoshenko's splendid reserves; One-page air-photo indicating bomb damage in Rostock after four-day "Blitz"; Two-pages of illustrations beneath caption "Madagascar daringly planned operations lead to the surrender of Port Diego Suarez in 48 hours; Photo of crew of the submarine "Thunderbolt" (formerly "Thetis") safely home after a year; Photo of French Aircraft-carrier "Bearn" in Martinique; Six photos from Martinique illustrated its plight of barnacled warships and derelict aircraft; Two pages with fourteen photos present "Facets of the War on the Russian Front where Spring Has Heralded New Offensives; The Russian Front Awakens - article with maps of Kharkov and the Kerch Peninsula; The Crete Battle Goes on - five photos; Two pages with twelve photos illustrating Free French Forces Fighting in the Desert Battle Zone; Centrefold illustration shows steel foundry which produced munitions in Napoleon's wars, now making steel for use against Hitler; One-page illustration of molten steel for armour-plating 'tapped' from a giant container; Photos of personalities of the week include Lieut.-Com. Hussey, Mr. Churchill before large crowd at Leeds, and racehorses Big Game and Sun Chariot; One-page illustration of lop-sided flying freak, the Luftwaffe's Blohm and Voss "141" reconnaissance monoplane; Two pages of clear photos showing British Soldiers training on obstacle course; Five photos of life in France under the Nazi heel; Five Barrage Balloon illustrations by Balloon Command artists; nice half-page ad for Tube Investments, Ltd.; Isabel Burton - A Remarkable Woman; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker shows harbour view through window; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Book
Features: Nuffield Organization ad inside front cover; Photos of U.S. Shipping Aid, Wing Commander John Gillan; Anzac Lumbermen; Brooklyn USA Dockland Fire - great aerial view; Great large photo of a long line of "Valentine" tanks in use with the Polish tank corps; Photos of Pierre Laval and Marcel Deat - shot by Paul Collette on August 27th; 10 wonderful aerial photos of Ancient Persia's Ruined Cities - the Palace at Persepolis, etc.; Article on the situation in Thailand today; When Oil Fails - illustration of German tanks used as fortified posts; Super war photos from the Soviet Untion; Article - The War with Nazi Germany - Russia and Iran; Photo of Iran's peacock throne; Four awesome large photos of the Low-level R.A.F. attack on Rotterdam on August 28th; Centerfold painting of British Aircraft No. 6-A "Swordfish" swinging away from H.M. Aircraft-Carrier "Illustrious"; 10 interesting photos illustrate made-to-measure lifeboats and other equipment for imperilled R.A.F. pilots; Photo of Queen Wihhelmina inspecting Dutch troops in the Midlands; Variable-Pitch air screw education by de Havilland; Article about Sea Cucumbers, with illustrations; Colour Dewar's "White Label" Scotch ad on back cover shows men playing darts. Minor inkstamp to front cover and twice to contents. Clear tape inside each cover along spine and externally along spine. A sound copy. Magazine
