9780905778723 - torpedo leader (22 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Torpedo Leader This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. DJ will be clean and have at most light wear. Book will have been read but remains in excellent condition. Clean and tight binding. Cover may show slight wear. Contents will be clean and free from markings.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 'Torpedo Leader' is the wartime memoir of Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs, DSO, DFC & Bar, recounting his experiences leading RAF Beaufort torpedo bomber operations from Malta in 1942. It is a vivid, first-hand account of anti-shipping strikes against Axis supply lines in the Mediterranean, written with both strategic insight and personal reflection. Aqua cloth boards wrapped in dust jacket. Clean, unmarked and tight pages.…

Condizione: Good. Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with photographs in b/w, 8vo.

Condizione: Good. Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with photographs in b/w, 8vo.

Condizione: Good. Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with photographs in b/w, 8vo.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. As New book in VG+ unclipped DJ (£16.95). 1st Edition. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the authors frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then as aBeaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942.…

Condizione: Very Good. Shelf wear to the jacket. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Condizione: Used Like New. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket. Content is like new.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Map. Photographs on plates. 206 pages clean and tight. THE MANUSCRIPT for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significantly his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the inevitable losses. Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, "there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein". Size: 8vo.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 206pp, photographs. Clean and tight. THE MANUSCRIPT for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significantly his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the inevitable losses. Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, "there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein". Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Includes dust jacket. First Edition.

Condizione: Very Good. 8vo hardcover 206pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. As-new hardback copy in as-new jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the authors frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then as aBeaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942.…

Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 8vo pp. 206. ex-library with stamp on fep, otherwise clean. book.