Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Task Force: Untold Stories of the Heroes of the Royal Navy
by Parker, John
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0755312023
- ISBN 13
- 9780755312023
- Seller
-
Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
United Kingdom: Headline Book Pub Ltd, 2003. New book, slight shelf wear to jacket 376 pages. John Parker traces the Royal Navy's metamorphosis through the recollections of those who were involved in some of the greatest British naval campaigns of the 20th century. He delivers first hand accounts from such operations as the Battle of Jutland in 1916, classic events of WW2, such as the evacuation of Dunkirk, the costly Battle of the Atlantic, and the Normandy landings in June 1944. The changing face of the Royal Navy in the years after WW2 emerges against a backdrop of defense spending cuts and the needs brought about by fresh conflicts around the globe, including the Gulf war. The account continues into the 21st century with details of the current fleet, and a look into future plans for the navy.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001051
- Title
- Task Force: Untold Stories of the Heroes of the Royal Navy
- Author
- Parker, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0755312023
- ISBN 13
- 9780755312023
- Publisher
- Headline Book Pub Ltd
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NAVIES HISTORY MILITARY NAVAL ROYAL NAVY WW1 WW2 MODERN EUROPE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
Terms of Sale
Viceroy Books
All prices are in Australian Dollars. All books are guaranteed to be "as described" and can be returned within 7 days of receipt for a full refund if not "as described".
About the Seller
Viceroy Books
Biblio member since 2006
Forestdale, Queensland
About Viceroy Books
We are an Online bookshop specialising in History, Military, and Miniature Modelling books, all at discount prices.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...