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U-Boat Operations of the Second World War; Volume 2: Career Histories, U 511-UIT25
by Wynn, Kenneth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1861760698
- ISBN 13
- 9781861760692
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Chatham Publishing, London, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. VI, 312 pages, introduction by author, list of abbreviations, appendices and maps. At the rear of the book there is nine pages of maps showing the various areas that U-Boats had their theatre of operations. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the top book corners and rubbing to the backstrip. There is a very slight cock to the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), being a reproduction of a painting by Claus Bergen showing a 'Type IXC U-Boat by moonlight in the Caribbean Sea, with a torpedoed tanker burning in the distance', with white and green titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little creasing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper corners. " This is the second volume of two volumes covering the career histories of all U-Boats which were commissioned in the Second World War..... the histories of some 1200 vessels are covered, each entry building accessible and readable to enable the work to be a rapid reference source of the Asp deck of a boat's activities from the laying of the keel to her ultimate fate. Each entry dislocations and dates of units with which any boat served, her commanders, the number of patrols undertaken, ships sunk along the names of vessels and locations, incidents of note, refuelling by U-tankers and supply ships, attacks on Chipping, survivors picked up, and finally, the ultimate fate." -- from the rear panel blurb. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- World War II; Germany; ISBN: 1861760698. ISBN/EAN: 9781861760692. Inventory No: 0106899. . 9781861760692
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0106899
- Title
- U-Boat Operations of the Second World War; Volume 2: Career Histories, U 511-UIT25
- Author
- Wynn, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1861760698
- ISBN 13
- 9781861760692
- Publisher
- Chatham Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Military History -- World War II -- U-Boat Operations -- Unit Histories, Naval History -- Germany -- World War II Military & Warfare; Military History -- World War II; Germany; Unbranded ISBN: 1861760698 EAN: 9781861760692 Wynn, Kenneth U-Boat
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History -- World War II; Germany;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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