Alister satchell (33 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: 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.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Almost Like New. First Edition. (First Edition) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket is neatly clear-taped to boards.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: DJ Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Very Good (Protective cover). First Edition. Cover is in excellent condition, save for minimal corner bumping. DJ is unclipped and in very good condition, save for minor corner wear. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout, save for penned ownership on FEP. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 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.

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good.

Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped, sun-toned, and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Ocean liners History. World War, 1939-1945 Transportation Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British. Aquitania (Steamship). Queen Mary (Steamship). Queen Elizabeth (Steamship). Satchell, Alister. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Includes dust jacket. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped, sun-toned, and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Ocean liners History. World War, 1939-1945 Transportation Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British. Aquitania (Steamship). Queen Mary (Steamship). Queen Elizabeth (Steamship). Satchell, Alister. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Book is square and tight. No remainder marks on the clean end papers. Text block is clean. Very nice book. DJ is near has a little curling of the jacket at the top of the front board. No tears.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st GB ed. 255pp. Illus throughout. The use of three great Cunard liners, "Queen Elizabeth", "Queen Mary" and "Aquitania" as fast transatlantic troop carriers - one of the great high-risk operations of WW2 yet vital to the build up of U.S. troops ready for D-Day. Near pristine copy.1 86176 164 3.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Blue Hard Cover. Spine ends slightly rubbed, else fine. 256pp all in fine condition. Dust Jacket, spine ends slightly creased,else fine. Not Price Clipped.

Hard Cover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. Reprint. 256pp. with b/w illustrations. Light soil to outer edges. DJ has light edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 17.3 x 24.1 x 2.2cm, wt900g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. Reprint. 256pp. with b/w illustrations. DJ has light edge/rub wear and indentation (surface scratch) marks. Actual book for sale pictured. 17.5 x 24.2 x 2.2cm, wt900g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dust wrapper with a little edge & corner wear. Internally Very Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding. Unclipped dust wrapper fitted with removable archive acetate film. ** 843g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.; 2001-02-21. …

1st ed. Thus, 8vo, Near fine dark blue boards with gold lettering to spine, fine coloured pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 256 pages, fully illustrated with black & white photographs. The story of the war services of Cunard's three giant liners Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Aquitania. The author served on Aquitania.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. A near fine/very good copy in a good/very good dustcover. A couple of minor stains on the page ends and a little tanning on the spine of the dustcover, otherwise impressive. Please see photos.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Thus. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET How Three Giant Liners Carried a Million Men to War 1942-1945 Alister Satchell. Chatham Publishing, London 2001 First Thus ISBN 1861761643 256pp Illustrated Hardback This copy is in FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustwrapper. Lavishly illustrated throughout with many photographs from the author's own collection. This book was originally published privately in Australia in in 1998 under the title ' The Great Gamble'. Between the entry of the US and the end of the Second World War in Europe, the three huge Cunard liners Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried a million GIs and British Empire troops across the North Atlantic at up to 16,000 men per voyage - without either naval or air escort. What became known as the 'Shuttle Service' was a great gamble, but it was considered a risk worth taking since it was the only way so many men could be transported to the theatre of war so quickly: indeed, Churchill reckoned they shortened the war by a whole year. The ships themselves were very fast, and were armed for self-defence, but to avoid potential U-boat traps they relied heavily on intelligence, now known to be the product of 'Ultra' (decoded Enigma traffic). The author, as a young Australian naval reservist, served as a cipher officer on these ships, so was at the centre of this work. Although he was not supposed to, he kept a private journal, and his attendance at sailing conferences allowed him to record details that would otherwise have been lost. His book combines a personal account of these years, with a knowledgeable analysis of how this feat was organised, both ashore and aboard the ships themselves. Conditions were so tight that soldiers slept in shifts (the original 'hot bunking'), while so much water was consumed that the ships became dangerously unstable as the double-bottom tanks were emptied during the voyage. By way of contrast with the testing environment afloat, the author also provides some entertaining observations of life in wartime London and New York. Ref S3.…

2001, 256pp, hardcover met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar / fine copy , 256pp, met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar / fine copy , 256pp, met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar / fine copy.

256 Seiten. Mit Abbildungen. Gebunden mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 734.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 256pp, b&w photos. Remains of sticker on front cover else very good+ Tells of the wartime 'shuffle service': the use of the three great Cunard liners - Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, and Aquitania - as fast transatlantic troop transports, and how they sailed unescorted, carrying up to 15000 men at a time, threatened by U-boats and enemy aircraft. The author was a cipher officer on the Aquitania and this account of one of the most fascinating and dangerous naval operations in history is based on his diaries. …

Hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 4to. 256pp. Blue card boards with gilt titles to spine. Colour illustrative dust wrapper with blue and black titles, some minor edge wear. Illustrated in b&w. Overall a Near Fine copy.

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

4to (30.25x21.5cm), hardback, vi + 161pp. Very good condition in good dustwrapper (general light wear, rubbed edges, surface chipped at left front edge and at head of spine, several small tears). Mild wear only. Presentation copy. Gift inscription opposite title page, signed by author. B&w photographs. Pictures available on request.…

Condición: gut. Running the Gauntlet: How Three Giant Liners Carried a Million Men to War, 1942-1945 In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Top corner of page chapter 5 folded.

1st edition dust jacket As New lge. octavo 256pp., b/w pls., map, bibliog., index, Story of the converted Troopships, Aquitania, Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth in WW2. Originally published as 'The Great Gamble'.