London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Glossy pictorial hard cover, headband, 192 pages with maps plus 16 pages of b & w photos, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Bernard Edwards skilfully sets the scene for each action, explaining the background to the naval war at the time as well as that of the individual ships involved before retelling the stirring & dramatic story of each actual clash." Contents include: Intro / Yalu River, 20 Sept 1894 / Heligoland Bight, 28 Aug 1914 / Carmania & Cap Trafalgar, 14 Sept 1914 / Emden & Sydney, 9 Nov 1914 / Falklands Islands, 7 Dec 1914 / Dogger Bank, 24 Jan 1915 / Konigsberg, 6 July 1915 / The Destroyers, April-Dec 1917 / Rawalpindi & Scharnhorst, 22 Nov 1939 / Renown & Gneisenau, 9 April 1940 / Cape Matapan, 28 Mar 1941 / Kormoran & Sydney, 19 Nov 1941 / Java Sea, 27 Feb 1942 / Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942 / Stephen Hopkins & Stier, 27 Sept 1942 / Guadalcanal, 13 Nov 1942 / Barents Sea, 31 Dec 1942 / Surigao Strait, 25 Oct 1944 / Bibliography / index. Check out the scans. . Brockhampton Press Edition . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

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Bookseller: Nessa Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009056
Title: Salvo!: Classic Naval Gun Actions
Author: Edwards, Bernard
Illustrator: Uncredited
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Brockhampton Press Edition
ISBN 10: 1860199593
ISBN 13: 9781860199592
Publisher: Brockhampton Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: -----The scan you see is the book you get. Glossy pictorial hard cover, headband, 192 pages with maps plus 16 pages of b & w photos, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Bernard Edwards skilfully sets the scene for each ac
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Headband: A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
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