214 résultats
in-8°, 389 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, carte, -, append., broche, couverture illustree plast. à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [CJL*]
Topics include: torpedo testing in Georgia Strait; CFMETR's role in the U.S.'s nuclear submarine industrial-complex; the risk of a nuclear accident; environmental damage from military activity and weapons testing; Collisions between warships and civilian vessels; and more. Running time: 18 minutes. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy working copy. Book
grand in-8°, 464 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, cartes, notes, index, rel. cartonnage ed., jaq. ill. plast. Jaq. leg. us. sinon bel exemplaire. [CA28-6][DV-2] Ce que le grand amiral n’avait pas dit dans ses Mémoires.
P., Presses de la Cité, 1969. In-8 cartonné avec jaquette, 455 pages-32 hors-textes.
8vo. First Edition, with photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM BRYANT WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
Features: Daniel Denison Streeter, FN 1913; Amos Burg, FN 1931; U.S. Caving Team Attains Record Depth; Searching for Aloe plants in Africa; Kansas City Museum - Osage culture exhibits; The Dog that helped win the West - Scannon, the Newfoundland dog who accompanied Lewis and Clark; Bimini Marine-Archeology Expedition - underwater formations considered artificial; Rowing across the Atlantic - Curtis and Kathleen Saville in their Excalibur; Exploration under the Arctic Ice - submarine surveyors of the polar region; First U.S. Atlantic Route Flight - William M. Masland was the navigator on the Pan American Sikorsky S-42 that made the first route survey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1937. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
PARIS, Ed. Albin Michel - 1976 - In-8 - Broché - Couverture souple illustrée en couleurs - 38 photographies NB et en couleurs HT - 6 plans et cartes in-texte Envoi de C. RIFFAULT :" à mon vieil ami Guy LE BORGNE, capitaine de vaisseau, en souvenir du temps très lointain où nous étions voisins de lit au lycée montaigne! !"
8vo., First Edition, with plates; olive cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
in-8°, 247 pp., photos n&b. h.t., cartes et schemas, broche, couv., jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire (accrocs a la jaquette). [CA29-4]
Vincennes, Service historique de la Marine, 1995. In-8 - Broché - Couvertrure souple illustrée en couleurs - Préface d'Etienne Taillemite - Nombreuses Illustrations - 365 pages - bon état
250 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, index. "The first book solely devoted to U-234. Provides a thorough examination of the 1600-ton Type XB minelaying submarine from its launch on 23 December 1943 to its surrender to an American destroyer on 15 May 1945. Evaluates the technology carried aboard - an entire ME_262 fighter and submarine stealth electronics - and places the mystery of the uranium oxide cargo in perspective." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's ink stamp inside front board and upon title page, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
355pp. avec de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et en n/bl, reliure cart. d'éditeur, jaquette illustrée, sous étui cart. d'éditeur, 35cm., ISBN 1-902699-01-7 (1-902699-03-3), texte en français, bel état (état de neuf), poids: 3.2kg., [Contient les résultats scientifiques sur l'histoire et l'inventaire du 'Griffin' de la Compagnie anglaise des Indes, navire construit à Londres, et retrouvé en mer de Soulou au sud de l'archipel philippin, avec un chargement de porcelaines, de thés et de soieries venant de Chine et destiné à l'Europe], X94648
75 pages. Great colour and black and white photos of the band, together and individually. Includes the following songs: Goodbye; Green Monkey; Hat Trick; It's Life; Molten Love; Muskrat Candlelight/Muskrat Love; Rainbow Song; She's Gonna Let You Down; Submarine Ladies; Willow Tree Lullaby; Wind Wave. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
[iv +] 70pp., 33cm., goede staat
in-8, 389 pp., ill. h.t. n&b, cartes et tableaux, broché, couverture illustrée. Bel exemplaire (CA-30) [CA2]
gd in-8, 205 p., ill. h.t. n., fig. in-t., -, br., couv. ill. plast. à rabats. Bel ex. du SP DEDICACE par lauteur. [CA-9]
Sercvice Historique - 1990 & 1992 - 2 forts In-4 - Reliure Editeur illustrée, dos toilé - Très nombreuses photographies & cartes Nb ou couleurs - Planisphère couleurs & Introduction IX, 461 pages y compris index des nomps propres - T. II : avertissement & Introduction IX & 580 pages, y compris 3 index des nomsd'unités, des noms de personnes & des noms géographiques - EX Neufs
No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to covers adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight booklet with unmarked very slightly discoloured boards and no bumping to corners. 23pp. The story of USS Batfish which set the record for U.S submarines sinking enemy submarines during World War II. Also a brief history of the Submarine Force. Illustrated. Very scarce in the UK.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on The Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank, Origins of Submarine Design, The Old Palace of Westminster, Turenne - Marshal General of France, 19th Century French Visitors to England, The Duke of Shrewsbury and Roman Art and Arrian's Array - 2nd Century Romans plus book reviews and letters.
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 71 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: The ministers of war visit the front; Premier of Poland decorates Polish sailors; Dutch liner Simon Bolivar sunk by German mine; British A.A. gunners on the Western Front; Making sound locators to detect enemy aircraft; The Merchant Service Can Carry On, by G. Purssey Phillips; Life in and above the Maginot Line; German Liners Escape from Lobito - the Adolph Woermann and the Windhuk; Japanese victims of German Piracy - the sinking of the Terukuni Maru; Centerfold photo portrait of Admiral Sir Dudley Pound; Training British Troops in Tank Warfare; H.M. The Queen's Broadcast Message to Women; British Destroyer Strikes Nazi Mine - The Gipsy; French Seaplanes Fight U-Boat Menace; Illustration by S. Coleman Wright of Nazi bombers raiding the Shetlands; French pilots examining wrecked German planes; The Women's Royal Naval Service -article with photos; U.S. Builds warplanes for Britain; French submarine captures German Ship - the Chemnitz; A Commentary on the War; Canadian Tank Units in Training; New Zealanders in England train as Anti-Tank unit; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 77 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: In defence of the coasts of Britain - coastal defence batteries; On the high seas with the French Navy; Letters and parcels for the fighting forces; To combat the German submarine menace - depth charge testing; At the front with the French Army; Entertainments National Service Association, by Sir Seymour Hicks; H.M.S. Renown hunting the Deutschland; Russia invaded Finland on 30th November; The B.E.F. on the Western Front; 1914-18 Men join up again; French Curtiss fighter brings Nazi Heinkel bomber down in flames; British troops training with heavy guns; Centerfold illustration by Frank H. Mason of enemy warships bombed by the R.A.F. in daring raid on Heligoland; Warfare by Submarine and Mine; British women motor drivers for France; News from the home front; British submarine chaser hunting u-boats; Great photos of flying boats of the coastal command air patrol; The Red Cross lamp in war, by Sir John Kennedy; Photo of Army Council in session; Making small arms for the British Army - Bren guns; Testing huge balloons for the barrage; His Majesty the King of France; A Commentary on the War; Activity on the Siegfried Line; South African Air Force catch a Nazi Raider - the German liner Watussi is scuttled; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 81 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part 1 of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside back cover - with proceeds to the British Red Cross; Barrage balloons over Thames Estuary; With the French Army on the Western Front; H.M. the King inspects naval commands - Lieut. H.E.M. Glenny, R.N., is decorated by the King for courage in dealing with enemy mines; French Naval Chief's visit to Great Britain - Admiral Francois Darlan; Nazi airmen bomb defencless trawlers - three crewmembers of the Etruria were killed; Canada's contribution to Britain's Might - article with many great photos; Full-page photo portrait of General Sir Edmund Ironside; British forces in the front line; Battle of the River Plate on 13th December - photos of the Exeter, Achilles and Ajax plus photos of their captains; three photos of damage to the Graf Spee plus a great photo of the Graf Spee at sea; Great centerfold illustrations explain the naval battle tactics of the fight with the Admiral Graf Spee, two awesome full-page photos of the scuttling of the Graf Spee; The British Navy's sea exploits - broadcast speech by Winston Churchill; Photos of the H.M. Submarine Ursula, her Captain Bethell and crew, plus the German cruiser Koeln which they sunk, photo of H.M. submarine Salmon; Neville Chamberlain visits British forces in France; Activity on the German front; R.A.F. successes in raid over Heligoland Bight; Photos of the German liner Columbus before and after being set afire by her crew on December 19th; A commentary on the war this week; Russian troops captured by the Finns; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 68 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Ad for Mein Kampf, part 2, inside front cover; French Premier Daladier and Admiral Darlan aboard U-boat hunters; 5 photos of French women working in aircraft factories; four photos of Polish sailors fighting with the British Navy; Three photos of night on the British front in France - with gas masks in use; End of another German submarine, the U.39; How the colonial empire of France comes to the aid of France - illustrated article; Newfoundland answers call to arms; With the Finnish army at the front; full-page photo portrait of General Vuillemin, Supreme Commander of the French Air Force; Illustrated centerfold displays the range of Allied and German aerial gun-power; two photos of a downed ME 109; large photo of a downed Dornier 17 afire in a French field; Australian airmen join R.A.F. Coastal Command - working with the Short Sunderland flying boat; Article - U.S. and the War - President Roosevelt issues a warning to Americans; Photo of American bomber over the New York World's Fair; Photo of massive French railway artillery; Training men as stokers for the Royal Navy; New Zealand troops in training at home; A commentary on the war this week; Training men from the ranks as officers; Ad for "I Was Hitler's Maid" inside back cover; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 71 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Full-page photo of Australian troops marching down Martin Place, Sydney as they leave for overseas; Training Britain's Submarine Heroes; Article entitled The Farmer and The War, by Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, with photos; Photo portrait of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy; Arctic conditions on the British front; Pictorial news on the home front; Resignation statement by Leslie Hore-Belisha and the Prime Minister's reply; Rumania - her oil and her army; R.A.F. penetrate deep into Germany; With the Frenchmen who face the Siegfried Line; French shoot down three Nazi planes in a day; Photos of British submarines lost - the Undine, the Seahorse, and the Starfish; Neville Chamberlain surveys the progress of the war; Excellent photos of the struggle on the Finnish front; Nazi mountain troops in the Alps; Commentary on the war this week; Indian troops on the Western Front, including excellent full-page photo of hundreds of transport mules of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. 75 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: The Ajax returns to Plymouth after its victory over the Graf Spee; Lord Gort inspecting trenches; British activity in the snow at the front; French visitors inspect British guns and planes; Article entitled War Finance at Home - how the intricate problem of revenue and expenditure is solved, with photo of John Maynard Keynes; Full-page photo portrait of Major-General Andrew G.L. McNaughton; On duty with the R.A.F. coastal command; On board a British submarine depot ship; The Australians are Ready; Centerfold illustrations depict how the navy is prepared to deal with concentrated air attacks by Nazi bombers; Arctic Conditions on the French Front; Royal visit; Inspecting Polish airmen in England; Ceylon helps the Empire's war effort; Supplies for the Army - an article on the enormous task of providing and maintaining arms and equipment for the British Expeditionary Force; Many photos of the fight for freedom on the Finnish front; German troops experience arctic weather; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos at the headquarters of the A.R.P., including a photo of Sir Edward Evans; Delivering the Mail by Sea - transfering bags from ship to ship while they maintain speed; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book