Running the gauntlet: how three great liners carried a million men to war, 1942-1945 by Satchell, Alister - 2001

Chatham Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1861761643 . (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own.... they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners! ; 9.50 X 6.85 X 0.84 inches; 256 pages .

Hardback. Very Good.

UK: Chatham Publishing, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Old owner's name, marked out, to front endpaper. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy..

Chatham Publishing, 2003-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 23.5821 in x 17.1869 in. No markings. Unclipped dust jacket.

Chatham Publishing, 2003-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 23.5821 in x 17.1869 in.

Chatham Publishing, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. hardback, octavo, a well preserved and tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very good pictorial dust jacket which is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Illustrated throughout, 256pp.

Chatham Publishing. New in New dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1861761643 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The use of the three great Cunard liners, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, and Aquitania as fast transatlantic troop transports was one of the great high-risk operations of the Second World War; it was vital to the build-up of troops in preparation for D-Day. They sailed unescorted, with 15,000 men at a time. This is a fascinating account of the operation and the dangers faced from U-boats, enemy aircraft, and the stormy Atlantic, and in over-loaded vessels. The author reveals for the first time how decoded "Enigma" signals were central to the success of this… Read More

London: Chatham Publishing, 2000. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st U.K. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256 pages, 740g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The story of the use of the 3 great Cunard liners Queen Elizabeth, Quessn Mary & Aquitania as fast transatlantic troop transports..

London: Chatham Publishing, 2001. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. . Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¾” (1 kg); 256pp; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Black & white photographs; Facsimiles; Maps; Frontispiece; ISBN: 1-861-76164-3 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #184453|| Condition:

Chatham Publishing. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in faded and creased dustjacket. ; First published privately in Australia by the author in 1998 as 'The Great Gamble'. The author served as cipher officer of the Aquitania; account based on his wartime diaries. Illustrated. ; 256 pages .